Respiratory Tract Infections and Rheumatic Fever

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How long does the pertussis vaccine provide immunity for?

5 years

20 years

2 years

12 years (correct)

What is the characteristic high-pitched sound associated with paroxysmal cough in pertussis known as?

Whoop (correct)

Wheeze

Stridor

Grunting

What is the Gram staining of the pertussis organism?

Gram-positive cocci

Gram-negative cocci

Gram-positive rod

Gram-negative rod (correct)

What should be given promptly upon making the clinical diagnosis of Diphtheria?

Antitoxin Signup and view all the answers

What is responsible for the systemic manifestations and the sequence of the disease in Diphtheria?

Bacterial exotoxin Signup and view all the answers

Which infection may lead to the development of pancarditis, arthritis, chorea, and subcutaneous nodules?

Rheumatic fever Signup and view all the answers

What is the typical time frame for the onset of rheumatic fever after the beginning of the throat infection?

2-3 weeks Signup and view all the answers

Which bacterium may be isolated from the bacteriological swab of the throats in cases of rheumatic fever?

Group A haemolytic streptococci Signup and view all the answers

What is the typical result of Antistreptolysin o titres in cases of rheumatic fever?

Revised above the ‘upper limit of normal’ Signup and view all the answers

Which infection leads to inflammation of the lower respiratory tract from the trachea to the bronchioles?

Pertussis Signup and view all the answers

Respiratory Tract Infections and Rheumatic Fever

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How long does the pertussis vaccine provide immunity for?

What is the characteristic high-pitched sound associated with paroxysmal cough in pertussis known as?

What is the Gram staining of the pertussis organism?

What should be given promptly upon making the clinical diagnosis of Diphtheria?

What is responsible for the systemic manifestations and the sequence of the disease in Diphtheria?

Which infection may lead to the development of pancarditis, arthritis, chorea, and subcutaneous nodules?

What is the typical time frame for the onset of rheumatic fever after the beginning of the throat infection?

Which bacterium may be isolated from the bacteriological swab of the throats in cases of rheumatic fever?

What is the typical result of Antistreptolysin o titres in cases of rheumatic fever?

Which infection leads to inflammation of the lower respiratory tract from the trachea to the bronchioles?

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