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Pork tapeworm

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Taenia solium

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Dwarf tapeworm

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Hymenolepsis nana

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Antibiotic obtained from Streptomyces venezuelae

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Chloramphenicol

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All inhibit bacterial synthesis of cell wall except
A. Vancomycin
B. Ceftazidime
C. Erythromycin
D. Piperacillin
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Erythromycin-protein synthesis inhibitor

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Antimicrobial that bind to 30s subunit of bacterial ribosome

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Tetracycline

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Aminoglycoside except
A. Clarithromycin
B. Neomycin
C. Gentamycin
D. Streptomycin
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Antibiotic that inhibit bacterial DNA gyrase

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Fluoroquinolones

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Anthelminthic that acts by amcausing complete muscular contraction of helminths

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Pyrantel pamoate-Combantrin

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Antimicrobial agent must be more toxic to pathogen than to a host

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Selective toxicity

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Agent that treat an infection by preventing the bacterial population from increasing

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Bacteriostatic agents

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Antiprotozoal drug used for amoebic diseases that may cause optic nerve damage

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Iodoquinol

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Should not be given to children <18years old Nd pregnant women bec it may cause cartilage erosion

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Ciprofloxacin

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Aminoglycoside antibiotics that cause allergic skin reaction

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Neomycin

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Structure common to penicillins ans cephalosporins

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Beta-lactam ring

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First chemotherapeutic agent

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Salvarsan-Compound 606

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Pen G is effective for this spirochete organism causing syphilis

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Treponema pallidum

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Foul smelling, yellowish green vaginal discharge

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Trichomoniasis

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Cardinal feature of a tissue infection by parasitic worms

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Eosinophilia

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Humans nay acquire Toxoplasma from

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Cats

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Causes tropical elephantiasis

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Brugia malayi

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Fish tapeworm

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Diphyllobotrium latum

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Intermediate host of Schistosoma sp.

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Snail

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Outbreak of mild intestinal distress,sleeplessness,perianal itching and anxiety

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Enterobius vermicularis

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Enteric bacteria except
A. Salmonella
B. Vibrio
C. Helicobacter
D. Yersinia
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D

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Antibiotic used for tx of beta lactam resistant gonorrhea

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Spectinomycin

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Causes of diarrhea except
A. E.coli
B. Shigella dysenteriae
C. Vibrio cholerae
D. Clostridium perfringens
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D

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Grow better in environment with increased conc of CO2

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Capnophiles

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Causes whitish patches on human skin

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Malasezzia furfur

28
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Ilotycin

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Erythromycin

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Loeffler’s syndrome

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Ascaris lumbricoides

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Trichinella spiralis can be acquired by eating

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Undercooked or eaw pork meat

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Onychomycosis is fungal infection of

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Nails

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Component of fungal cell membrane

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Ergosterol

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Superficial fungal infections are

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Cutaneous mycoses or dermatophytoses

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Anthropophilic dermatophytes are pathogenic fungi which inhabit the

A

Human skin

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Vector of Rocky Mountain spotted fever

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Dog tick

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Cause pnemonitis and Q fever

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Coxiella burnetii

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Q in Q fever stand for

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Query

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Virulence of Mycobacteria is most strongly correlated with

A

Cell envelope composition

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Vitamin associated with infection caused by Diphlobotrium latum

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Vit.B12

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True about intestinal amoebae- T/F

Infection with Entamoeba histolytica is likited to the intestinal tract

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False

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Legionella multiplies intracellularly within

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Amoeba

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Salmonella is most frequently acqueired fron

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Poultry

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Major causative agent of traveler’s diarrhea

A

Escherichia

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These animals demonstrate the disease and harbor the fungus causing histoplasmosis

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Bats

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Histoplasmosis is occupational disease among

A

Spelunkers-explores caves

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Discovered by Leeuwenhoek when he examined his own stools

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Giardia

47
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Mycoplasma are distinguished from true bacteria by their lack of

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Cell wall

48
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Vegetative part of fungi

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Mycelium

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Process involves the transfer of DNA by direct contact between bacterial cells

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Conjugation

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Penicillin antibiotics are obtained from

A

Mold-Penicillum notatun

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Filariasis is _______ in Palawan

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Endemic

52
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Bacteria isolated from carbuncles

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Staphylococcus aureus

53
Q 
Microbes can cross the placenta except
A. Toxiplasma gondii
B. Treponema pallidum
C. Entamoeba histolytica
D. Rubella virus
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C

54
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Asiatic cholera is caused by

A

Vibrio cholerae

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Fungal cell walls are composed largely of

A

Chitin

56
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Causative agent of malaria

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Sporozoan

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