IX - General Pathology of Infectious Diseases Flashcards
These agents cause transmissible spongiform encephalopathies.
Prions(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed p. 321
Infected cells show distinct nuclear and ill-defined cytoplasmic inclusions.
CMV infection(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed p. 322
Infected cells show glassy nuclear inclusions, frequently with a surrounding halo.
Herpesvirus infection(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed p. 322
Infected hepatocytes show diffuse granular (ground-glass) cytoplasm.
Hepatitis B viral infection(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed p. 322
Sexually transmitted protozoan that can colonize the vagina and male urethra.
Trichimonas vaginalis(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed p. 325
Protozoan acquired either by contact with oocyte-shedding kittens or by consumption of cyst-ridden undercooked meat.
Toxoplasma gondii(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed p. 325
Size of microorganisms for them to be inhaled directly into the alveoli.
5 um(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed p. 327
These microorganisms grow in contaminated food and releases powerful enterotoxins that cause food poisoning symptoms without any bacterial multiplication in the gut.
Staphylococcal strains(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed p. 327
Intestinal helminth that cause disease when present in large numbers or cause obstruction of the gut.
Ascaris lumbricoides(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed p. 326
Helminth that causes iron deficiency anemia by chronic loss of blood.
Hookworms(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed p. 327
Helminth that depletes vitamin B12 giving rise to an illness resembling pernicious anemia.
Diphyllobotrium latum(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed p. 327
Placentofetal route as a mode of transmission is also referred to as ________.
Vertical transmission(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed p. 329
The ability of bacteria to cause disease.
Virulence(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed p. 331
Bacterial surface molecules that bind to host cells.
Adhesins(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed p. 332
Filamentous proteins on gram negative bacteria which allow exchange of genes between bacteria, and also involved in adherence.
Fimbriae/pili(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed p. 332