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Yes as an opportunistic (secondary) infection when the immune system is fighting the flu virus and has trouble dealing with bacterial infections at the same time. Weakened immune systems can allow people to get bacterial infections more easily. But the person still must be exposed to the bacteria that causes the infection and inflammation of the inner lining of the heart (which is called the endocardium). Endocarditis also can affect the heart valves.
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What are the precautions to prevent bacterial endocarditis?
Inflammation of the endocardium due to bacterial invasion. Also known as subacute bacterial endocarditis.
In bacterial endocarditis the mass of bacteria that is formed is called what?
vegetation
How bacterial endocarditis effects the circulatory system?
Bacterial endocarditis is infection of the inner lining of the heart caused by bacteria. People with serious valve disease are at greater risk for bacterial endocarditis.
What is culture negative bacterial endocarditis?
Endocarditis is an inflammation of the endocardium (part of the heart), and if it is bacterial, the cause for it is bacteria. The part of the term culture negative, means that they tried to grow the bacteria in the lab after taking a blood sample, and were unable to get it to grow.
Heart disease caused by antibodies to streptococci is called?
Rheumatic endocarditis
Endocarditis and pneumonia are usually caused by what infections?
bacterial infectionsType your answer here...
Name three infectious diseases?
Malaria H1N1 Flu Virus Lyme Disease
Flu epidemic of 1918 more bacterial or a virus?
Flu is always caused a virus, not bacteria, so no flu epidemic will be due to a bacterial agent. This is true of the 1918 "Spanish Flu", it was caused by a virus.
What are the precautions to prevent bacterial endocarditis?
Inflammation of the endocardium due to bacterial invasion. Also known as subacute bacterial endocarditis.
How is the flu different from bacterial infections?
It is caused by viruses not by bacteria.
In bacterial endocarditis the mass of bacteria that is formed is called what?
vegetation
What does the abbreviation SBE prophylaxis stand for?
subacute bacterial endocarditis
Is the flu caused by a bacterial or viral infection?
The flu is caused by a viral infection, specifically influenza viruses. Bacteria do not cause the flu, but they can cause secondary infections in individuals who have the flu.
Will antibiotics help you recover from the flu quicker?
The flu is caused by a virus (viruses). Antibiotics ONLY treat bacterial infections. Therefore, an antibiotic will do absolutely nothing for a person with the flu.
How bacterial endocarditis effects the circulatory system?
Bacterial endocarditis is infection of the inner lining of the heart caused by bacteria. People with serious valve disease are at greater risk for bacterial endocarditis.
Who discovered bacterial endocarditis?
well, basically, anyone can get it but no one discovered it .
Will penicillin treat congestion and flu symptoms?
No, not unless the symptoms are caused by a secondary bacterial infection. Antibiotics like penicillin work only on bacteria. The flu is caused by a virus for which antibiotics have no curative effects.
