Crossword Diseases CPA 11-15

Question 1

disease in which reddening of skin appears to have distinct margins as if it “painted in the skin”

Answer 1

erysipelas

Question 2

disease likely transmitted by consuming raw/undercooked chicken/turkey; caused by C. jejuni bacteria

Answer 2

campylobacter diarrhea

Question 3

severe form of chlamydial STD; genital lesion results in bubo formation that may rupture and produce a sore

Answer 3

lymphogranuloma venereum

Question 4

disease causes jaundice and dark urine; liver becomes inflamed and may become damaged or develop into liver cancer

Answer 4

viral hepatitis

Question 5

disease that causes vesicles to appear on skin that looks like “teardrops on petals”; caused by a herpesvirus

Answer 5

chicken pox

Question 6

caused by the salmonella bacterium; may last up to 4 weeks and result in death

Answer 6

typhoid fever

Question 7

disease normally obtained by animals; endospores from this disease cause eschars

Answer 7

anthrax

Question 8

disease caused by latent virus that can spread via fomites and remain at the base of the nerve until reoccurrence; circumcision reduces chances of disease infection and proper condom use is not always preventative

Answer 8

herpes

Question 9

disease caused by a herpesvirus; results in enlarged cells; teratogenic in fetuses

Answer 9

cytomegalovirus

Question 10

most common bacteria pneumonia

Answer 10

pneumococcal pneumonia

Question 11

disease that is transmitted from bats; body is depleted of clotting factors

Answer 11

ebola

Question 12

virus that infects the lower respiratory system; aka the flu

Answer 12

influenza

Question 13

disease that results when gram positive mycoplasma bacteria increase mucus production and inhibits ciliary escalator

Answer 13

primary atypical pneumonia

Question 14

disease that starts with hot, VERY painful, sunburn-like rash

Answer 14

necrotizing fasciitis

Question 15

disease caused by a protozoan usually obtained via sexual intercourse; protozoan only lives in vaginas, urethras, and prostates

Answer 15

trichomoniasis

Question 16

disease that remains latent in sensory nerves and develops into intensely painful rash in skin at the end of the nerve

Answer 16

shingles

Question 17

disease caused by prions; aka mad cow disease in cows

Answer 17

VCJD

Question 18

common fungal disease; caused by H. capsulatum obtained from soil that contains bird feces

Answer 18

histoplasmosis

Question 19

disease characterized by 5-10 clear, watery, foul-smelling bowel movements per day; anti-microbial associated disese

Answer 19

c-diff

Question 20

disease characterized by Kopliks spots that are described as “crystals of salt surrounded by a red halo” in mucus membrane of mouth

Answer 20

measles

Question 21

disease caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted by a tick; produces a bullseye rash

Answer 21

Lyme

Question 22

bacterial infection that is commonly observed in burn victims; bacteria produces pyocyanin (blue/green)

Answer 22

pseudomonas infection

Question 23

disease caused by a curved rod bacteria with a flagellum that can survive in salt or fresh water; results in “rice-water stool”

Answer 23

cholera

Question 24

disease caused by C. trachomatis bacteria

Answer 24

chlamydia

Question 25

disease that results in thick, bloody sputum due to gram negative bacterial destruction of alveoli

Answer 25

klebsiella pneumonia

Question 26

disease caused by a mycobacterium that infects the lungs

Answer 26

tuberculosis

Question 27

disease caused by E. coli and contraction of the disease usually indicates poor sewage treatment in the visited area

Answer 27

travelers diarrhea

Question 28

disease that results from infection by trypanosome brueci; results in extreme drowsiness, lack of appetite, coma then death

Answer 28

african trypanosomiasis

Question 29

disease caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito; aka break bone fever

Answer 29

dengue hemorrhagic fever

Question 30

disease that is the most common respiratory disease in newborns and young children; results in the formation of giant, multinucleate cells where virus infected cells fuse with other cells and these can plug bronchioles

Answer 30

RSV

Question 31

disease obtained from the inhalation of dried deer mouse urine, feces, or saliva

Answer 31

hantavirus

Question 32

type of bacterial gastroenteritis; bacteria produces enterotoxins called shiva toxins

Answer 32

shigellosis

Question 33

disease is a type of bacterial gastroenteritis; results in frequent loose stools, with blood and mucus

Answer 33

dysentery

Question 34

disease caused by protozoan C. parvum

Answer 34

cryptosporidiosis

Question 35

causal organism of this disease is found in 1/3 of all chicken eggs

Answer 35

salmonellosis

Question 36

disease in which pus vesicles rupture (usually on skin between between nose and mouth) and form a “thick honey colored sticky crust”

Answer 36

impetigo

Question 37

disease that is caused by bacteria that can cause infertility in males and males; aka flow of seed

Answer 37

gonorrhea

Question 38

virus that infects the upper respiratory system; virus replicates best in the cooler temps of nasal cavity

Answer 38

common cold

Question 39

disease that is leading cause of non traumatic blindness in humans; means roughness in greek, caused by Chlamydia

Answer 39

trachoma