Crossword Diseases 6-10

Question 1

disease that commonly results in nasal infection in adults

Answer 1

rhinosinusitis

Question 2

disease characterized by redness at the back if the throat, swollen lymph nodes and purulent abscesses covering the tonsils

Answer 2

streptococcal pharyngitis

Question 3

disease caused by a protozoan that reproduces in RBC’s

Answer 3

malaria

Question 4

disease caused by Rickettsia rickittsii

Answer 4

rocky mountain fever

Question 5

disease caused by L. pneumoohila that rarely spreads from the lungs and is not transmitted person to person

Answer 5

legionellosis

Question 6

disease caused by an enterovirus that is stable in food and water; can result in paralysis of respiratory and limb muscles

Answer 6

poliomyelitis

Question 7

acronym for a disease that is transmitted via mosquitos; zoonosis from bird hosts; can cross blood-brain barrier

Answer 7

WNAE

Question 8

disease that commonly results in ear infection in children

Answer 8

otitis media

Question 9

disease caused by a protozoan usually found in opossums and armadillos and transmitted to humans via kissing bugs; aka American Trypanosomiasis

Answer 9

chagas disease

Question 10

disease caused by a dsDNA virus that causes pustules

Answer 10

smallpox

Question 11

disease obtained when consuming unpasteurized dairy products, etc; causual organism is B. melintensis

Answer 11

brucellosis

Question 12

disease caused by a Enterobius vermicularis that can be spread via direct contact

Answer 12

pinworm infestation

Question 13

acronym for a disease caused by a protozoan that may be obtained from contaminated contact lens solution and then can enter the eye and migrate to the brain

Answer 13

PAM

Question 14

disease caused by the fungus B. dermatitidis

Answer 14

blastomycosis

Question 15

disease that results in heart valve degeneration by streptococcal bacteria

Answer 15

rheumatic fever

Question 16

disease that is caused by a rubulavirus that infects salivary glands which become very swollen

Answer 16

mumps

Question 17

disease that results from an infection from bacteria transmitted by a tick that specifically targets monocytes

Answer 17

ehrlichiosis

Question 18

aka athletes foot; disease caused by fungi that uses keratin as a nutrient

Answer 18

tinea pedis dermatophytosis

Question 19

zoonosis caused by a spirochete bacteria that thrives in kidney tubules

Answer 19

leptospirosis

Question 20

disease in which endospores can cause skin blackening and release brown, frothy fluid from wound site

Answer 20

gas gangrene

Question 21

disease caused by a coronavirus spread via respiratory droplets and damages the lungs

Answer 21

SARS

Question 22

disease is caused by a fungus; aka valley fevr

Answer 22

coccidioidmycosis

Question 23

disease caused by a bacterium that increases respiratory mucous and inhibits the ciliary escalator

Answer 23

pertussis

Question 24

acronym for a disease in which sheets of skin fall off as though boiled in hot water

Answer 24

SSSS

Question 25

disease in which herpesvirus (Epstein-Barr) transmitted via saliva

Answer 25

infectious mononucleosis

Question 26

disease caused by a streptococcus bacteria that releases pyrogenic and erythrogenic toxins; tongue usually becomes strawberry red

Answer 26

scarlet fever

Question 27

disease caused by a helminth found in marine animals

Answer 27

anasakiasis

Question 28

disease caused by Corynebacterium; death may occur from the development of a pseudomembrane that blocks respiratory passage

Answer 28

diphtheria

Question 29

disease caused by a protozoan obtained from mammals, birds, and cats; one reason why pregnant women should not change cat litter

Answer 29

toxoplasmosis

Question 30

disease caused by the fungus P. jirovecii; most at risk are those with AIDS, malnourished infants and weak elderly

Answer 30

pneumocystis pneumonia

Question 31

disease caused by Bartonella henselae

Answer 31

cat scratch fever

Question 32

disease aka German measles or 3-day measles; teratogenic to a fetus

Answer 32

rubella

Question 33

disease that results from an infection from bacteria transmitted by a tick that specifically targets neutrophils

Answer 33

anaplasmosis