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Appendix: Pathogen Parade Flashcards

1
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Does adenovirus have an envelope?

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no

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What shape is adenovirus?

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icosahedral

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How do adenoviruses replicate?

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  1. attachment
  2. endocytosis
  3. uncoating
  4. viral DNA is transcribed within the nucleus
  5. Particles assembled in the nucleus and released from the damaged cell
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Transmission of adenovirus

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resp. droplets, faces, sometimes eye to eye via contaminated hands, towels, or eye drops

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What diseases does adenovirus cause?

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pharyngoconjunctival fever, epidemics of acute resp. disease, intestinal illness, hepatitis, haemorrhagiccystitis

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Pathogenesis of adenovirus

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They infect the epithelium of the resp. tract and eyes, and intestine. Spread to involve lymphoid tissues

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Where can adenovirus spread?

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Adenoids and tonsils

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What immune defense does adenovirus block the action of?

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Interferon and Tc cells

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Laboratory identification of adenovirus

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Virus isolation by immunofluorescence and electron microscopy and antibody detection in serum

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Treatment and prevention of adenovirus

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Ribavirin and cidofovir and live oral vaccine for the military

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What are the 3 main staplococus?

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Staph aureus, Staph epidermidis, Staph saprophyticus

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What is gram-positive coccus and cells are in clusters?

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Staph aureus

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What is the laboratory identification of staph aureus?

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white or golden colonies on blood agar

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What diseases are associated with staph aureus?

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Boils, skin sepsis, post-op wound infections, scalded skin, catheter-associated infection, food-borne infection, endocarditis, TSS, osteomyelitis, pneumonia

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Transmission of staph aureus?

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Human skin, especially nose and perineum. Spread is by contact and airborne routes

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Epidemiological analysis of staph aureus?

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Whole genome sequencing

16
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What virus is present in all strains of mucopeptide and coagulase?

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Staph Aureus

17
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What is present in some strains of staph aureus?

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Protein A, fibronectin-binding protein, collagen binding-proteins, enterotoxins, epidermolytic toxin, TSS toxin, membrane damaging toxins

18
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Treatment and prevention of staph aureus?

A

antibiotics; beta-lactamase-stable penicillins. Antibiotic resistance is a large problem. Isolation and treatment of carries. no vaccine

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Characteristics of candida albicans

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Dimorphic fungus that occurs as a yeast on mucosal surfaces. Infects in stressed, suppressed, and antibiotic treated individuals

20
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Lab identification for candida albicans

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Fungal stages in tissues and culture of DA.

21
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Diseases of Candida albicans

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Candidiasis and thrush

22
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Transmission of Candida albicans

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Part of normal flora of skin, mouth, and intestine

23
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Transmission of candida albicans

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Localized in mucocutaneous lesions and invasion of all major organs in the disseminated condition

24
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Treatment and prevention of candida albicans

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Topical and oral anti-fungals.

25
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Characteristics of Giardia intestinalias

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Intestinal flagellate that lives on the mucosa of the small bowel

26
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Lab identification of Giardia intestinalias

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Detected in fixed stained smears. Cysts in feces seen in faecal concentrates

27
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What disease does Giardia cause?

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Giardiasis

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Transmission of Giardia

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Fecal-oral. Swallowing cysts, usually in contaminated water

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Pathogenesis of Giardia

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Large number of trophozoites can cause severe diarrhea and impaired absorption

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Treatment and prevention of Giardia?

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Metronidazole, Tinidazole. Improved sanitation and water treatment

31
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Characteristics of Genus Taenia

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Two species that infect humans. Large adult tapeworms in the intestine. Scolices with suckers. Small cysts in muscles, CNS, and eyes. Proglottids passed in Feces

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Lab identification of Genus Taenia

A

proglottids in feces and eggs in feces

33
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Diseases caused by Genus Taenia

A

Beep and Pork Tapeworms (taeniasis). Cysticercosis (larval stages in tissue)

34
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Transmission of Genus Taenia

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Adult worms are acquired by eating raw or undercooked meat. Cysticercosis via ingestion of T.solium eggs in food contaminated with fecal matter

35
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Pathogenesis of Genus Taenia

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Adults with worms are asymptomatic but in cysticercosis, cysts in brain can result in convulsions or neurological symptoms

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Treatment and Prevention of Genus Taenia

A

Niclosamide, praziquantel for intestinal worms. Albendazole plus praziquantel under steroid cover for cerebral cysticercosis. Adequate cooking of meat and hygiene

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