cns diseases gram rxns

Question 1

listeriosis
listeria monocytogenes

Answer 1

G(+) R
T: vehicle (foodborne)
R: soil, water

Question 2

Pneumococcal meningitis
streptococcus pneumoniae

Answer 2

G(+) C, diplococcus, alpha-hemolytic
T: aerosol / resp.
R: human

Question 3

Meningococcal meningitis
Neisseria meningitidis

Answer 3

G(-) C
T: aerosol / resp. , direct contact
R: human carriers

Question 4

HIB Meninigitis
Haemophilus influenzae type B

Answer 4

G(-) R, coccobacillus
T: endogenous, aerosols, resp.
R: human

Question 5

Group B Streptococci Meningitis

Answer 5

G(+) C
T: direct contact
R: human

Question 6

Tetanus
Clostridium tetani

Answer 6

G(+) R, endospore, obligate anaerobe
T: direct contact
R: soil

Question 7

Botulism
Clostridium botulinum

Answer 7

G(+) R, endospore, obligate anaerobe
T: food
R: food

Question 8

Leprosy
Mycobacterium leprae

Answer 8

Acid fast R
T: direct contact
R: human, armadillo

Question 9

Arboviral encephalitis / West Nile virus
Flavivirus

Answer 9

T: vector (mosquito)
R: birds

Question 10

Rabies virus
Lyssavirus

Answer 10

T: animal bite (aerosol)
R: dogs, bats

Question 11

Poliomyelitis
Poliovirus

Answer 11

T: vehicle (water)
R: human

Question 12

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Prion

Answer 12

T: vehicle (food), indirect contact
R: human, cow

Question 13

Cryptococcosis
Cryptococcus neofrmans meningitis

Answer 13

Fungus
T: vehicle (bird droppings)
R: soil

Question 14

Amoebic Meningoencephalitis
Naegleria fowleri

Answer 14

Protozoa
T: vehicle (water)
R: water

Question 15

African trypanosomiasis
Trypanosoma brucei gambiense

Answer 15

Protozoa
T: vector (tsetse fly)
R: large mammals