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Infectious disease Flashcards

1
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What is a protozoa?

A

Unicellular organism with a complex lifecycle

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2
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What is the name of the infectious agent that causes malaria?

A

Plasmodium falciparum

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3
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What is a helminth?

A

A type of worm?

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4
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A cestode is the medical name for what?

A

Tapeworm

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5
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A Trematode is a medical word for what?

A

Flukes

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6
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A nematode is a medical word for what?

A

Round worms

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7
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Where does schistosoma haemotobium infect?

A

Vessels of the baldder

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8
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The intermediate host of Schistosoma is what?

A

The freshwater snail

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9
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Tinea pedis is the medical name for what?

A

atheletes foot

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10
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Tinea corporis is the medical name for what?

A

Ring worm

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11
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Cryptococcus neoformans is a type of what?

A

yeast

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12
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A positive gram stain will stain what colour?

A

Purple

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13
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Negative gram stain will stain?

A

Pink

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14
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Why does gram staining, stain positive?

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Due to peptidoglycan wall

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15
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Streptococcus pneumoniae is an example of hat type of bacteria?

A

Gram positive cocci

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16
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What can the epstein barr virus cause in chronic infection?

A

Latent infection causing nasopharanygeal cancers

17
Q

Endogenous infection is what?

A

In the body tissue, normal flora get into the wrong places like e-coli from the gut causing cystitis

18
Q

Exogenous infection is what?

A

Person-person and environment

19
Q

What is virulence?

A

The ability of an infectious agent to cause disease?

20
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What is the first antibody to appear after an infection?

A

IgM

21
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What is the later antibody produced 10-14 days later?

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IgG

22
Q

Cell wall synthesis affecting ABX are?

A

Vancomycin and penicillin

23
Q

Antibiotic affecting protein synthesis?

A

Erythromycin

24
Q

Lymphocytes are most often seen in what type of infection?

A

Viral

25
Q

Neutrophils are most often seen in what type of infection?

A

Bacterial

26
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Eosinophils are associated with what type of infection?

A

parasitic

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