Exam 2, Lecture 3

Question 1

Fungi growth patterns include budding yeast and slender tubes (branches) called _________.

Answer 1

hyphae

Question 2

The pathogen trypanosoma gambiense is in what taxonomic class?

Answer 2

Protozoa (parasites)

Question 3

The pathogen sporothrix schenckii is in what taxonomic class?

Answer 3

Fungi imperfecti

Question 4

The pathogen chlamydia trachomatis is in what taxonomic class?

Answer 4

Chlamydiae

Question 5

The pathogen poliovirus is in what taxonomic class?

Answer 5

Virus

Question 6

The pathogen mycobacterium tuberculosis is in what taxonomic class?

Answer 6

Bacteria, spirochetes, and mycobacteria

Question 7

The pathogen mycoplasma pneumoniae is in what taxonomic class?

Answer 7

Mycoplasmas

Question 8

What type of inflammation would syphilis chancres

cause?

Answer 8

Mononuclear and granulomatous inflammation.

another e.g. is mycobacterium granulomas

Question 9

The pathogen histoplasma capsulatum is in what taxonomic class?

Answer 9

Fungi imperfecti

Question 10

The pathogen giardia lamblia is in what taxonomic class?

Answer 10

Protozoa (parasites)

Question 11

The pathogen leishmania donovani is in what taxonomic class?

Answer 11

Protozoa (parasites)

Question 12

The pathogen trypanosoma cruzi is in what taxonomic class?

Answer 12

Protozoa (parasites)

Question 13

What type of inflammation would group A streptococcus

cause?

Answer 13

Necrotizing inflammation.

Question 14

Give an example of a pathogen that would cause chronic inflammation and scarring.

Answer 14

Schistosome eggs

- E.g. Schistosoma haematobium

Question 15

The pathogen vibrio cholera is in what taxonomic class?

Answer 15

Bacteria, spirochetes, and mycobacteria

Question 16

The pathogen trychophyton sp. is in what taxonomic class?

Answer 16

Fungi imperfecti

Question 17

The pathogen candida albicans is in what taxonomic class?

Answer 17

Fungi imperfecti

Question 18

*Name 8 pathogens w/significant antigenic variation.

Answer 18

1. Rhinoviruses (colds)
2. Influenza virus
3. Neisseria gnorrhoeae
4. Borrelia hemsii (relapsing fever)
5. Borrelia burgodorferi (Lyme dz)
6. Trypanosoma brucei (African sleeping sickness)
7. Giardia lamblia (Giardiasis)
8. Plasodium falciparum (severe malaria)

Question 19

*Describe 3 classes of Helminthes and give an example of each.

Answer 19

1. Roundworms (nematodes)
   - White, unsegmented
   - E.g. hookworms & Trichinella
2. Flatworms (cestodes)
   - White ribbon
   - E.g. tapeworms
3. Flukes (trematodes)
   - Dark
   - E.g. schistosomes

Question 20

What type of inflammation would pneumococcal pneumonia cause?

Answer 20

Suppurative (polymorphonuclear) inflammation

Question 21

Fungi’s hyphae produce fruiting bodies called _________.

Answer 21

conidia

Question 22

The pathogen trichinella spiralis is in what taxonomic class?

Answer 22

Helminths (worms)

Question 23

What type of inflammation would herpes virus

cause?

Answer 23

Cytopathic-cytoproliferative inflammation

Question 24

The pathogen enterobinus vermicularis is in what taxonomic class?

Answer 24

Helminths (worms)

Question 25

The pathogen staphylococcus epidermidis is in what taxonomic class?

Answer 25

Bacteria, spirochetes, and mycobacteria

Question 26

The pathogen wuchereria bancrofti is in what taxonomic class?

Answer 26

Helminths (worms)

Question 27

The pathogen streptococcus pneumoniae is in what taxonomic class?

Answer 27

Bacteria, spirochetes, and mycobacteria

Question 28

The pathogen rickettsia prowazekii is in what taxonomic class?

Answer 28

Rickettsiae