Problem 2
Compare and contrast mycoplasmal pneumonia and viral pneumonia.
Problem 7
List the causative agent, mode of transmission, and endemic area for the diseases histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis, blastomycosis, and Pneumocystis pneumonia.
Problem 9
Identify the bacteria involved in respiratory infections using the following laboratory test results: Gram-positive cocci Catalase-positive: a. Catalase-negative Beta-hemolytic, bacitracin inhibition: b. Alpha-hemolytic, optochin inhibition: \(c\). Gram-positive rods Non-acid-fast: d. Acid-fast: \(e\). Gram-negative cocci: \(\mathrm{f}\). Gram-negative rods Aerobes Coccobacilli: g. Rods Grow on nutrient agar: \(h\). Require special media: \(i\). Facultative anaerobes Coccobacilli: j. Intracellular parasites Form elementary bodies: \(k\). Do not form elementary bodies: 1 . Wall-less: m.
Problem 10
NAME IT These aerobic, gram-negative bacteria produce tracheal cytotoxin that kills ciliated cells of the trachea.
