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Epidemiology Flashcards

1
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Pasteurella multocida

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Cat bite

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2
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Onchocerca volvulus

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blackfly bite

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3
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Capnocytophaga canimorsus

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Dog bite

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4
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Streptobacillus moniliformis

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Rat bite

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5
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Bacillus anthracis

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herbivores: cattle, sheep, goats, horses

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6
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Human bite wound

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Eikenella corrodens

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7
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Sporothrix schenckii

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plant material, rosebush thorns, wood splinter

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8
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Mycetoma, Lobomycosis, Phaeomycotic cyst

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plant material exposure

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9
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Fecal contamination

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Enterovirus

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10
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Microorganism associated w/ Erythema Infectiosum

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HPV B19

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Microorganism associated w/ Measles/Rubeola

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Measles

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12
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Microorganism associated w/ 3-day Measles

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Rubella

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13
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Microorganism associated w/ Enteroviral infection

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ECHO, Coxsackie, Enterovirus 68-71

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14
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Microorganism associated w/ Cold Sores

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HSV-1/2

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15
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Microorganism associated w/ Chickenpox

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VZV (or HHV-3)

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16
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Microorganism associated w/ Exanthem Subitum

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HHV-6/7

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17
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Microorganism associated w/ Kaposi Sarcoma

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HHV-8

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18
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Microorganism associated w/ Variola major

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Smallpox

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19
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Microorganism associated w/ Mumps

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Mumps

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20
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Microorganism associated w/ Meningococcemia

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N. meningitis

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21
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Microorganism associated w/ Epidemic impetigo

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S. pyogenes

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22
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Microorganism associated w/ Dermatomycosis

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Candida albicans

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23
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Microorganism associated w/ Ecthyma

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S. pyogenes

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24
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Microorganism associated w/ Erysipelas

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S. pyogenes

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25
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Which viral infections can be passed in utero?

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HPV B19, Measles, Rubella, ECHO, HSV-1/2, VZV

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26
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Salt-water exposure cellulitis

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Vibrio vulnificus

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27
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Fresh-water exposure cellulitis

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Aeromonas, P. aeruginosa

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28
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Flooding fresh water cellulitis

29
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Hot tub cellulitis

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P. aeruginosa

30
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Human bite cellulitis

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Eikenella corrodens

31
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w/in 72 hrs of surgery predisposes to cellulitis

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Staph aureus (2-3d post-surgery), GAS & GBS, C. perfringens type A

32
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“fish tank cellulitis”

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M. marinum

33
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Pedicure exposure predisposes to cellulitis

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M. fortuitum, M. abscessus, M. chelonae

34
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Scarlet fever is mediated by

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S. pyogenes exotoxins - SPE

35
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Clostridial Myonecrosis is mediated by

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C. perfringens type A exotoxins - PLC and Perfringolysin

36
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SSSS is mediated by

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single loci of S. aureus and disseminated exotoxin

37
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Bullous impetigo is mediated by

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S. aureus exfoliatin exotoxin

38
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T cell suppression is required for which infection

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Cryptococcosis

39
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PMN suppression is required for

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Mucormycosis

40
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Superantigens are involved in which diseases

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Scarlet fever and STSS (S. pyogenes)

41
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ssRNA viruses include:

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Measles, Rubella, Non-polio enterovirus

42
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DNA viruses include

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HPV B19 (ssDNA), Smallpox, VZV

43
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Fluoresces w/ Wood’s Lamp

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Microsporum, Malassezia furfur, Erythrasma (C. minutissimum - red)

44
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Guarnieri bodies

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black intracytoplasmic inclusions on Silver stain

Smallpox

45
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Cowdry type A

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intranuclear inclusions seen with VZV or Herpes virus

46
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FAT and giant cell formation

47
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Cause of foruncles, carbuncles, and folliculitis

48
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Cause of Epidemic Impetigo

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S. aureus and S. pyogenes

49
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Cause of Scarlet Fever

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S. pyogenes

50
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Cause of Bullous impetigo

51
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Cause of SSSS/Ritter’s Disease

52
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Treatment for Anthrax

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Fluoroquinolones

53
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Treatment for Erysipelas, Cellulitis

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Cefazolin, Ceftriazone (should cover for Staph and Strep)

54
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Treatment for complicated Cellulitis

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Levofloxacin

55
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Treatment for Zoster

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acyclovir, famciclovir, valacyclovir, VZIG for post-exposure prophylaxis

56
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Smallpox Treatment

57
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Microorganism associated w/ Black piedra

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Piedra hortai

58
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Microorganism associated w/ White piedra

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Trichosporon beigelii

59
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Treatment for Sporotrichosis

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Itraconazole; Amphotericin B in AIDS pts

60
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Tracking along lymphatics

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Sporotrichosis

61
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Painless black eschar

62
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Painful black eschar

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P. aeruginosa - Ecthyma gangrenosum

63
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Monomicrobic Necrotizing Fasciitis is usually caused by

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Invasive GAS (serotype M1)

64
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Clostridial Myonecrosis - atraumatic

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Clostridium septicum

65
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Tinea capitis is caused by which agents in the US primarily

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M. audouinii and M. canis

66
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Involves the lymphatics

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Sporotrichosis and Erysipelas

67
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Mycetoma causes

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Actinomyces israelii and many others

68
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Diabetic foot ulcer causes

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B. fragilis, etc

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