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    PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Urti

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    Bacteria and viruses can enter the nose through direct contact or droplets and be transported to the throat. The hair lining and mucus in the upper respiratory tract try to trap pathogens, but some may reach the throat. The immune system responds with swelling, redness, increased mucus, fever, and coughing to fight the infection throughout the respiratory tract with help from immune cells in the adenoids and tonsils. Suboptimal immune defenses allow pathogens to resist destruction and potentially spread infection to the sinuses, nose, larynx, or pharynx.

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    PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Urti

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    Bacteria and viruses can enter the nose through direct contact or droplets and be transported to the throat. The hair lining and mucus in the upper respiratory tract try to trap pathogens, but some may reach the throat. The immune system responds with swelling, redness, increased mucus, fever, and coughing to fight the infection throughout the respiratory tract with help from immune cells in the adenoids and tonsils. Suboptimal immune defenses allow pathogens to resist destruction and potentially spread infection to the sinuses, nose, larynx, or pharynx.

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    Bacteria and viruses can enter the nose through direct contact or droplets and be transported to the throat. The hair lining and mucus in the upper respiratory tract try to trap pathogens, but some may reach the throat. The immune system responds with swelling, redness, increased mucus, fever, and coughing to fight the infection throughout the respiratory tract with help from immune cells in the adenoids and tonsils. Suboptimal immune defenses allow pathogens to resist destruction and potentially spread infection to the sinuses, nose, larynx, or pharynx.

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    PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Urti

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    Cris Soland
    Bacteria and viruses can enter the nose through direct contact or droplets and be transported to the throat. The hair lining and mucus in the upper respiratory tract try to trap pathogens, but some may reach the throat. The immune system responds with swelling, redness, increased mucus, fever, and coughing to fight the infection throughout the respiratory tract with help from immune cells in the adenoids and tonsils. Suboptimal immune defenses allow pathogens to resist destruction and potentially spread infection to the sinuses, nose, larynx, or pharynx.

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    PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

    Bacteria and Viruses

    Direct hand to hand contact

    Droplet

    Enter to the nose by inhaling

    Immune defenses

    Hair lining filters and trap some pathogens Potential invaders Traps in upper respirator tract which coats by mucus

    Junction of the posterior nose to pharynx Impinge on the back of the throat

    Transport pathogens up to the pharynx

    Inflammatory response to immune system

    Swelling

    Erythema

    Increase mucous secretions

    Fever

    Cough

    Cold

    Adenoids and tonsils contain immune cell that respond to pathogens Humoral immunity and cellular immunity acts to reduce infections throughout the entire respiratory tract

    Suboptimal humoral and phagocytic immune Pathogens resist destruction by a variety of mechanism Production of toxins proteases Initial nasopharyngeal infection maybe spread to adjacent

    sinusitis

    rhinitis

    Laryngitis

    pharyngitis

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