(4) Intro to Infectious Diseases, Fungi, Parasites, and Prions (Putthoff)

Question 1

What is this?

Answer 1

CMV

Question 2

What are superficial fungal infections?

Answer 2

Tinea versicolor

Tinea nigra

Question 3

What is a cutaneous fungal infection?

Answer 3

Tineas

Question 4

How do you visualize fungi?

Answer 4

KOH prep

Question 5

What are the subvutaneous fungi?

Answer 5

Sporotrichosis

Chromomycosis

Question 6

What are the major systemic fungal infections?

Answer 6

Candidiasis

Cryptococcosis

Aspergillosis

Mucormycosis

Question 7

The midwest is endemic for -_____

Answer 7

Histoplasmosis

Question 8

Pneumocystis pneumonia occurs in

Answer 8

Immunosuppressed individuals and in premature, malnourished infants

Question 9

What are the two categories of helminths?

Answer 9

Nematodes (roundworms)

Platyhelminthes (flatworms)

Question 10

What are the two major categories of parasites?

Answer 10

Protozoa

Helminths

Question 11

What is the problematic cause of cerebral malaria?

Answer 11

Plasmodium falciparum

Question 12

Note the cyclic nature of fever/chills in malaria

Figures 31-6, 31-8

Question 13

RBCs with Babesia has what characteristic feature to it?

Answer 13

Maltese cross forms

Question 14

What are examples of blood born flagellates (protozoa)?

Answer 14

Leishmania

Trypanosoma

Question 15

Trichinella spiralis

Widely found?

High affinity for?

Answer 15

PIGS!!!

Undercooked pork

Skeletal muscle

Question 16

What is a prion?

Answer 16

Pathogenic protein

Question 17

PrP^C is protease

Answer 17

Sensitive

Question 18

PrP^SC is protease?

Answer 18

Resistant

Question 19

What is the most common prion disease of humans?

Answer 19

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease