Chapter 56- Asssiting In Microbiology And Immunology Flashcards
Which option is/are single cell prokaryote organisms?
Bacteria
Which medical term is the study of fungi and the diseases they cause?
Mycology
What is a thick walled protective membrane enclosing a cell, larva, or organism?
Protozoal cyst
Helminths are ____ that live in or on other organisms.
Worms
What is another name for rod-shaped bacteria?
Bacilli
_____ is an acute infectious disease caused by the Epstein- Barr Virus (EBV).
Infectious Mononucleosis
An ingredient used in a laboratory to treat specimens for microscopic examination is called a(n):
Reagent
Which type of bacteria appears in clusters or has a grapelike shape?
Staphylococcus
Which test involves placing a drop of liquid specimen and a cover slip over the specimen to observe it with a microscope?
Wet mount
What are foreign bodies that invade and cause harm to an immune system?
Antigens
How are fungi transmitted?
Direct contact with infected persons; prolonged exposure to a moist environment; inhalation of contaminated dust or soil.
What chemical is used to dissolve non-fungal elements on a microscopic slide of skin scrapings?
Potassium hydroxide
What influences the staining characteristics of bacteria, as well as the environments in which they thrive?
Cell wall composition
What is sputum?
Thick mucus often referred to as phlegm. It is coughed up from the lungs; not saliva that originates in the mouth.
What is an arthopod?
Any animal that lacks a spine, such as insects, crustaceans, arachnids .
What is a vector?
An arthropod that carries disease and transmits to another organism through a blood meal.
What is a transport media?
Media used to keep an organism alive during transport to the lab.
What is a nasal wash?
Also, called a nasal aspirate. A syringe is used to gently squirt a small amount of sterile saline into the nose, and the resulting fluid is collected into a cup, or after the saline is squirted into the nose, gentle suction is applied to obtain the aspirate.
Which type of flu causing virus usually results in milder infection? (Type A or Type B)
Type B
Why are CLIA- waived tests for RSV intended for children under 5?
RSV can cause severe infection, leading to bronchitis and pneumonia in very young children.
What is a titer?
The lowest concentration of a serum solution containing a specific antibody where the antibody is still able to neutralize (or precipitate an antigen)
What is a complication of infectious mononucleosis involving the internal organs?
A swollen spleen or liver, referred to as hepatosplenomegaly
What is a heterophile antibody?
An antibody that has an affinity for an antigen other than the specific antigen that stimulated its production.
How is borrelia burgdorferi transmitted?
Via the saliva of an infected tick when it bites.
What does AFB mean in acid fast staining terminology?
Acid fast bacillus
What is pure culture?
The growth of only one microorganism in a culture or on a nutrient surface.
Streaked for isolation?
To have produced isolated colonies of an organism on an agar plate. Using an inoculating loop, pick one colony and methodically spread it onto solid nutrient media. The goal is to have colonies that are separate from other colonies.
What is 5% sheep’s blood agar plate?
A solid agar medium that contains nutrients and 5% washed sheep’s blood. The blood is added as an extra nutrient source for the bacteria.
CFU?
Colony forming units
What does each colony that grows on a plate represent?
1000 cfu per millimeter of urine
What is true regarding aerobic bacteria?
Bacteria that require oxygen to live are called aerobes.
Bacteria that require nitrogen to live are called:
Nitrogen- fixing bacteria
Cocci:
spherical bacteria/round
Bacilli:
Rod shaped bacteria
Diplo-
Bacteria found in pairs
Sarcinae:
Cocci in arrangements of eighteen or sixteen
What disease is caused by a tick bite?
Lyme disease
Gonorrhea is transmitted by?
Sexually
Cryptococcosis is transmitted by?
By contact with poultry droppings
What hospital acquired (HAI) is caused by cocci?
MRSA infection
Strep throat is caused by:
Direct contact with droplets and is a caused by cocci
Pyloric ulcers is caused by:
Spirilla from possible food and water
Meningococcal is caused by:
a diplococci
What characteristic identifies unusual pathogenic bacteria?
Size
Which disease may have no symptoms?
Nongonococcal vaginitis
Which unusual pathogenic bacterium was previously considered a virus?
Chlamydia Trachomatis
Which organism causes fungal infections?
Candida (can be presented orally during birth)
Lice: Also called Pediculus Humanus
Transmitted through direct contact, clothing and bedding.
Malaria: (Plasmodium species)
America dysentery: (Entamoeba histolytica)
Pin worm: (Enterobius vermicularis)
What is parasitology?
The study of of all parasitic organisms that live on or in the human body.
Where are most parasites identified?
Urine
Sputum
Tissue Fluid
Which disease causes AIDS?
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
What is the best way to prevent common cold?
Practice good hygiene
What virus causes warts?
Molluscipox virus
Human papilloma virus
Myxovirus is responsible for which virus?
Influenza
Variola is responsible for which virus?
Smallpox
How do viruses multiply?
Utilize the host cell’s organelles to multiply.
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What are the types of cell wall structures identified by staining?
Acid fast cells
Gram positive cells
Gram negative cells
What term is used for the bacteria that can survive without oxygen?
Anaerobe
Which medical terminology prefix describes bacteria that are found in grape like clusters?
Staphylo
What diseases are causes by bacilli?
Tetanus
Botulism
Whooping cough
Which disease caused by spirilla is sexually transmitted?
Syphillis
Which diseases are caused by cocci?
Pneumonia
MRSA infection
Meningococcal meningitis
Rocky Mountain spotted fever:
Rickettsia rickettsii
Lyme disease:
Borrelia burgdorferi
Typhus:
Rickettsia prowazekii
Inclusion conjunctivitis:
Chlamydia Trachomatis
What are the symptoms of Rocky Mountain spotted fever?
Rash
Chills
Headache
Which bacteria cause atypical or walking pneumonia?
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
What are some characteristics of fungi?
Contain a nucleus
Present in soil, air and water
Resistant to bacterial antibodies
Which routes may enable transmission of protozoa?
Feces
Foods
Water
Which diseases caused by protozoon?
Malaria
Giardiasis
Toxoplasmosis
How are parasites transmitted?
Inoculation by arthropod
Ingestion during infective stage
Direct penetration of the skin by infected larvae
Which diseases are caused by parasites?
Lice
Scabies
Trichinosis
Which disease is transmitted by fecal contamination of food and water?
Amberic dysentery
Which infection causes severe rectal itching, restlessness, and insomnia?
Pinworm
Which characteristic is associated with viruses rather than microorganisms?
They are not living by definition
Which diseases caused by viruses affect the skin?
Warts
Smallpox