BIO 322 Exam 2 Midterm Study Guide Questions And 100% Accurate Answers.
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Tuberculosis (TB) - Answer Infectious lung disease - used to be called consumption
Tuberculosis (TB) causes - Answer Mycobacterium tuberculosis -> incubation period 2-8 weeks
Decreased immune system -> high rate of co-infection with HIV
Crowded living quarters; poverty; homelessn...
BIO 322 Exam 2 Midterm Study Guide
Questions And 100% Accurate Answers.
Tuberculosis (TB) - Answer Infectious lung disease - used to be called consumption
Decreased immune system -> high rate of co-infection with HIV
Crowded living quarters; poverty; homelessness; substance abuse; decreased access to medical
care/screening
Tuberculosis (TB) signs and symptoms (active) - Answer Asymptomatic during early stages
Cough that produces purulent sputum, develops slowly
Night sweats, fatigue, fever/chills, pleurisy, weight loss, caseous necrosis (TB bacteria can resist
lysosomal killing in a macrophage -> granulomatous tubercle of dead material and dormant bacilli after
about ten days
Tuberculosis (TB) signs and symptoms (systemic) - Answer Can affect any other organs (neurological
deficits, meningitis, bone pain, urinary symptoms)
Tuberculosis (TB) signs and symptoms (latent) - Answer Asymptomatic, very slow to progress, not
noticed until advanced disease, granulomas (Ghon), co-infection with HIV (MC) increase risk of
deactivation as well as cancer
Tuberculosis (TB) testing - Answer Skin test - doesn't indicate if it is active or latent
Chest X-rays culture & sensitivity test of sputum cultures
Blood test
Tuberculosis (TB) treatment - Answer Combination of 4-6 drugs at once
Isoniazid
6-9 months of treatment to cure
, pneumonia - Answer Inflammatory process that can involve all or part of the lungs
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