Exam 2, Lecture 3 Flashcards
Fungi growth patterns include budding yeast and slender tubes (branches) called _________.
hyphae
The pathogen trypanosoma gambiense is in what taxonomic class?
Protozoa (parasites)
The pathogen sporothrix schenckii is in what taxonomic class?
Fungi imperfecti
The pathogen chlamydia trachomatis is in what taxonomic class?
Chlamydiae
The pathogen poliovirus is in what taxonomic class?
Virus
The pathogen mycobacterium tuberculosis is in what taxonomic class?
Bacteria, spirochetes, and mycobacteria
The pathogen mycoplasma pneumoniae is in what taxonomic class?
Mycoplasmas
What type of inflammation would syphilis chancres
cause?
Mononuclear and granulomatous inflammation.
another e.g. is mycobacterium granulomas
The pathogen histoplasma capsulatum is in what taxonomic class?
Fungi imperfecti
The pathogen giardia lamblia is in what taxonomic class?
Protozoa (parasites)
The pathogen leishmania donovani is in what taxonomic class?
Protozoa (parasites)
The pathogen trypanosoma cruzi is in what taxonomic class?
Protozoa (parasites)
What type of inflammation would group A streptococcus
cause?
Necrotizing inflammation.
Give an example of a pathogen that would cause chronic inflammation and scarring.
Schistosome eggs
- E.g. Schistosoma haematobium
The pathogen vibrio cholera is in what taxonomic class?
Bacteria, spirochetes, and mycobacteria
The pathogen trychophyton sp. is in what taxonomic class?
Fungi imperfecti
The pathogen candida albicans is in what taxonomic class?
Fungi imperfecti
*Name 8 pathogens w/significant antigenic variation.
- Rhinoviruses (colds)
- Influenza virus
- Neisseria gnorrhoeae
- Borrelia hemsii (relapsing fever)
- Borrelia burgodorferi (Lyme dz)
- Trypanosoma brucei (African sleeping sickness)
- Giardia lamblia (Giardiasis)
- Plasodium falciparum (severe malaria)
*Describe 3 classes of Helminthes and give an example of each.
- Roundworms (nematodes)
- White, unsegmented
- E.g. hookworms & Trichinella - Flatworms (cestodes)
- White ribbon
- E.g. tapeworms - Flukes (trematodes)
- Dark
- E.g. schistosomes
What type of inflammation would pneumococcal pneumonia cause?
Suppurative (polymorphonuclear) inflammation
Fungi’s hyphae produce fruiting bodies called _________.
conidia
The pathogen trichinella spiralis is in what taxonomic class?
Helminths (worms)
What type of inflammation would herpes virus
cause?
Cytopathic-cytoproliferative inflammation
The pathogen enterobinus vermicularis is in what taxonomic class?
Helminths (worms)
The pathogen staphylococcus epidermidis is in what taxonomic class?
Bacteria, spirochetes, and mycobacteria
The pathogen wuchereria bancrofti is in what taxonomic class?
Helminths (worms)
The pathogen streptococcus pneumoniae is in what taxonomic class?
Bacteria, spirochetes, and mycobacteria
The pathogen rickettsia prowazekii is in what taxonomic class?
Rickettsiae
