infectious diseases and their causative agents Flashcards
1
Q
what is the cause agent of TB
A
mycobacterium tuberculosis- acid fast rod
2
Q
cause agent of diphtheria
A
corynebacterium diphtheriae- gram pos rod
3
Q
structure of whooping cough agent
A
gram neg short rod
4
Q
cause agent of rabies
A
rhabdovirus- negative strand RNA
5
Q
cause agent of gonorrhoea
A
neisseria gonorrhoea- gram neg diplococcus
6
Q
cause agent of cholera
A
vibrio cholera- gram neg comma shaped
7
Q
cause agent of polio
A
polio virus
8
Q
internal
A
pathogen unchanged- plague
9
Q
external
A
fundamentally changed sleeping sickness
10
Q
cause agent of sleeping sickness
A
flagellated protist- trypanosoma brucei