Chapter 13: Agents of Disease (Bacteria and virus)

Question 1

Gram-positive

Answer 1

large external cell wall, PURPLISH-BLUE

Question 2

Gram-negative

Answer 2

Think internal cell wall, PINK

Question 3

Cocci

Answer 3

round or spherical shape

Question 4

coccobacilli

Answer 4

ovoid shape

Question 5

bacilli

Answer 5

rod-like shape

Question 6

spiral

Answer 6

shaped with a twist: such as as: vibrio (curved), spirillum (helical and rigid), spirochete (helical and flexible)

Question 7

virulence

Answer 7

degree of pathogenicity of a microorganism

Question 8

C tetani

Answer 8

cause tetnus

Question 9

C. botulinum

Answer 9

toxin that cause of botulism

Question 10

C. difficile

Answer 10

flourishes in rodent and rabbits when severe upset of the normal bacterial flora occurs in the GI tract,
causes severe enteritis

Question 11

C. piliforme

Answer 11

may have a role in enteritis (Tyzzer’s disease)

Question 12

aerobic bacteria

Answer 12

Stpaphylococcus aureus, grow in the presence of normal atmospheric oxygen concentration

Question 13

microaerophilic

Answer 13

bacteria that achieves maximal growth in the presence of only traces of oxygen (3% to 6% O2)

Question 14

Anaerobic

Answer 14

bacteria grow in the absence of oxygen

Question 15

facultative anaerobes

Answer 15

many common in intestinal bacteria. they can live with or without oxygen

Question 16

the 3 most common disease-causing DNA virus families are

Answer 16

poxviruses
parvoviruses
herpesviruses

Question 17

examples of poxviruses

Answer 17

smallpox and vaccinia in humans, mouse pox in mice, monkey pox in NHP and orf in small ruminants

Question 18

what kinds of diseases do poxviruses cause

Answer 18

many skin disease and other more severe disease in humans, sheep, goats and various rodents and bird species

Question 19

what species for parvoviruses infect

Answer 19

humans, mice, cats, and dogs

Question 20

Clinical sign of a parvovirus in dogs

Answer 20

GI problems

Question 21

Clinical sign of a parvovirus in cats

Answer 21

brain malformation in neonatal

Question 22

Clinical sign of a parvovirus in NHP

Answer 22

anemia

Question 23

Clinical sign of a parvovirus in Rats

Answer 23

Scrotal hemorrhage

Question 24

Clinical sign of a parvovirus in Mice

Answer 24

MVM minute virus of mice, causes a highly contagious infection of the T and B cells

Question 25

Clinical sign of a herpesvirus in humans

Answer 25

sores around the mouth and genital

Question 26

Clinical sign of a herpesvirus in humans

Answer 26

sores around the mouth and genital area in humans

Question 27

B virus

Answer 27

a zoonotic herpes virus that occurs in macaque macaques and causes oral ulcers in these species

Question 28

Clinical sign of a herpesvirus in macaques

Answer 28

asymptomatic and appear normal may shed the virus via secretions of the eyes, mouth, and genital's, which can expose handlers to the virus

Question 29

Clinical sign of a B virus in humans

Answer 29

causes encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain that is often fatal. human herpes virus can infect monkeys, especially some new world species, and cause their death

Question 30

what are he 4 RNA viruses I need to know for the LATg

Answer 30

Orthomyxoviruses paramyxoviruses coronaviruses arboviruses

Question 31

what average groups of RNA animal viruses that are responsible for a number of respiratory diseases, including influenza

Answer 31

orthomyxoviruses and paramyxoviruses

Question 32

what kind of RNA virus is the influenza virus

Answer 32

orthomyxovirus

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Paramyxovirus clinical symptoms

Answer 33

mild and requires only supportive care, occasionally pneumona and other serious side effects will occur

Question 34

what kind of RNA virus is the measles virus

Answer 34

Paramyxovirus

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What species does the measles virus affect

Answer 35

infects NHPs that are exposed to infected humans

Question 36

Coronaviruses

Answer 36

cause a number of respiratory illnesses

Question 37

name 3 coronaviruses

Answer 37

Severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS Mouse hepatitis virus (MHV) Sialodacryoadenitis virus (SDAV)

Question 38

What species does Severe acute respiratory syndrome SARS infect

Answer 38

humans

Question 39

MHV mouse hepatitis virus

Answer 39

MOST SIGNIFICATANT OF THE MOUSE VIRUSES, causes severe suppression of the immune system by decreasing the production of lymphocytes and decreasing the phagocytic activity of some immune cells, thus causing mice to be more susceptible to other infection

Question 40

arbovirus

Answer 40

a classification of viruses based not on their structure, but instead on their life cycle, specifically their mode of transmission. Through arthropods (mosquitos, ticks, mites, and lice)

Question 41

what does the prefix "Arbo" mean

Answer 41

arthropod-borne