Final infections Flashcards

1
Q

AIDS

A
  • Human immunodeficiency virus
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2
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Normal flora in cardio and lymph systems

A

none

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3
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Malaria

A

Plasmodium sp. (most commonly plasmodium falciparum)

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4
Q

AIDS opportunistic bacteria:

A
  • mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • mycobacterium avium-intracellulare
  • legionella pneumophila
  • salmonella species
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5
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AIDS opportunistic viruses:

A
  • herpes simplex
  • cytomegalovirus
  • epstein-barr
  • varicella-zoster
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6
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AIDS opportunistic fungi:

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  • pneumocystis carinii
  • candida albicans
  • cryptococcus neoformans (yeast)
  • histoplasma capsulatum
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7
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AIDS opportunistic protozoa:

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  • toxoplasma gondii (more unusual)
  • cryptosporidium species
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8
Q

Kaposi’s sarcoma

A

human herpes virus 8
lesions similar to petechiae

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9
Q

AIDS window period

A

when the ELISA test cannot detect the virus but the viral load can be off the charts

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10
Q

not detected = do not have the virus

A

FALSE

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11
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Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)

A

drug cocktail for HIV patients

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12
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Acute endocarditis

A

staph. aureus

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13
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Subacute endocarditis

A

alpha-hemolytic strep, strep. mutans

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14
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Plague

A

yersinia pestis

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15
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Tularemia

A

francisella tularensis

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16
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Infectious mononucleosis

A

epstein-barr virus (EBV)

17
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Anthrax

A

bacillus anthracis

18
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Lyme disease

A

Borrelia burgdorferi

19
Q

3 stages of AIDS

A
  • initial stage; fever like symptoms
  • established stage; more persistent symptoms, unusual symptoms and infections
  • late stage; opportunistic infections, mor/most severe
20
Q

Salmonellosis

A

Salmonella enteritidis

21
Q

Shigellosis

A

Shigella sonnei, Shigella dysenteriae

22
Q

E.coli 0157:H7 (EHEC) is also known as

A

Enterohemorrhagic E.coli

23
Q

Campylobacter

A

Campylobacter jejuni

24
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Yersinia species

A

Yersinia enterocolitica

25
Q

Pseudomembranous colitis

A

Clostridium difficile

26
Q

Dental caries (tooth decay)

A

Strep. mutans

27
Q

Periodontal disease

A

Polymicrobial film like bacteroides, porphyromonas, fusobacterium

28
Q

Mumps

A

Mumps virus

29
Q

Gastritis and gastric ulcers

A

Helicobacter pylori

30
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Hepatitis

A

Non-infectious causes like drugs, alcohol, autoimmune disease

31
Q

Enterobius vermicularis

A

Nematode, usually pinworm

32
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Pig tapeworm

A

Taenia solium

33
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Beef tapeworm

A

Taenia saginata

34
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Dwarf tapeworm

A

Hymenolepsis nana

35
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Fish tapeworm

A

Diphyllobothrium

36
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Whipworm

A

Trichuris trichiura

37
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Trichinosis

A

Trichinella sp.

38
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Schistosomiasis

A

Schistosoma sp.