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Key Microbiology Word Associations Flashcards

1
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No cell wall, no nucleus, no ribosome, DNA or RNA

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Virus

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2
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Peptidoglycan wall, single chromosome, 70S ribosome

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Bacteria

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3
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Chitin wall, ergosterol membrane, 80S ribosome, nucleus

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Fungus

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Sterol membrane, no chitin wall, 80S ribosome, nucleus

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Parasite

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5
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Ability to cause disease

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Pathogenicity

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6
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Ability to cause serious disease

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Virulence

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7
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Hospital acquired infection

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Nosocomial

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8
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Part of the normal flora

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Commensal

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9
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Ability of two dissimilar organisms living together

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Symbiosis

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10
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Both organisms need each other to function

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Synergism

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11
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Lag, log, stationary and death

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Bacterial growth phases

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12
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Phase of exponential growth

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Log

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13
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Heat, irradiation, antimicrobial chemicals, antibiotics

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Factors which affect bacterial growth

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14
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Host, agent and environment

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Disease triangle

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15
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All viruses are RNA except 7 HHAPPPPy ones which are

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DNA

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16
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3 DNA viruses are enveloped

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HepaDNA, Herpes and Pox

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17
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3 DNA viruses are naked

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Papilloma, Adeno and Polyoma

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18
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1 DNA virus is single stranded

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Parvo B19

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19
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All RNA viruses are single stranded except

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Rota virus of the REO virus family

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20
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All single stranded RNA viruses are + except 6

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6 FABulous PROfessionals

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21
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FAB PRO group

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Filo, Arena, Buynya, Paramyxo, Rhabdo and Orthomyxo

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22
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All hepatitis viruses are RNA except

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Hep B (HepDNA group)

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23
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All hepatitis viruses are spread oral fecal except

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Hep B and C (sex and blood)

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24
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Single stranded retrovirus

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HIV

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25
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All ARBO viruses are flavi viruses except

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California encephalitis (Bunya virus)

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26
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Parotitis, pancreatitis, and painful orchitis

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Paramyxo virus (Mumps)

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27
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Common cold with runny nose and sore throat

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Corona virus

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28
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Hand, foot and mouth lesions

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Coxsackie virus

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29
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Bacteria without cells walls

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Rickettsiae, Chlamydia and Bartonella

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30
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Flexible bacteria

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Borrleia, Leptospira and Treponema

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31
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Gram stain resistant

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Mycobacteria

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32
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Infection in bird keepers

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Chlamydia psittaci

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33
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Lung infection in wool sorters

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Bacillus anthracis

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34
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Rheumatic fever and glomerulonephritis

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Strepptococcus pyogenes

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35
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Infects previously damaged heart valves

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Streptococcus viridans

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36
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Infects previously healthy heart valves

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Staphylococcus aureus

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37
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Causes lockjaw (trismus)

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Clostridium tetani

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38
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Transmitted by contaminated honey and causes paralysis

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Clostridium botulinum

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39
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Causes muscle necrosis with gas formation

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Clostridium perfringens

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40
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Grey pseudomembrane in throat

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Cornyebacterium diptheriae

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41
Q

Paroxysmal bouts of coughing with a whoop in a child

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Bordatella pertussis

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42
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Fever from handling infected rabbit skin

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Francisella tularensis

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43
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Lung infection from infected air conditioners

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Legionella pneumophilia

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44
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Infected blue green burns

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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45
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Gram negative coccus which ferments glucose

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Neisseria gonorrhea

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46
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Gram negative coccus which ferments maltose

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Neisseria meningitis

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47
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Causes severe diarrhea with rice water stool

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Vibrio cholera

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48
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Obligate intracellular parasitic bacteria

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Chlamydia

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49
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Causes peptic ulcer and some forms of stomach cancer

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Helicobacteria pylori

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50
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Gram resistant bacteria with thick waxy wall

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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51
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Most common cause of urinary tract infection

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Escherichia coli

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52
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Causes Hemolytic Uremic syndrome

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E. coli subtype 0157 H7

53
Q

Causes rose colored spots and step ladder fever

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Salmonella typhi

54
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Spread by bat dropping

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Histoplasma capsulatum

55
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Causes meningitis spread by pigeon poop

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Cryptococcus neoformans

56
Q

Causes pneumonia in an immune compromised patient

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Pnemocystis jiroveci (carinii)

57
Q

Fatal encephalitis in warm water

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Naegleria fowleri (Netti pot one)

58
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Diarrhea more common in hikers

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Giardia lamblia

59
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Causes megaesophagus and spread by sand flies

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Trypanosoma cruzi

60
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Sleeping sickness spread by tsetse fly bites

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Trypanosoma gambiense

61
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Frothy vaginal discharge caused by flagellate protozoan

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Trichomonas vaginitis

62
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Recurrent or chronic diarrhea in immune comprimised

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Cryptosporidium parvum

63
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Most deadly form of malaria

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Plasmodium falciparum

64
Q

Intestinal parasite associated with iron deficiency

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Necator americanus

65
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Most common intestinal nematode in the USA

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Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm)

66
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Associated with rectal prolapse

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Trichuris Trichuria

67
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River blindness spread by the simulium blackfly

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Onchocerca volulus

68
Q

Elephantitis spread by Culex filariasis

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Wuchereria bancrofti

69
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Intestinal parasite associated with B12 deficiency

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Diphyllobothrium latum

70
Q

Bladder parasite causing blood in urine

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Schistosoma hematobium

71
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Spread by eating undercooked contaminated beef

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Taenia saginatum (tapeworm)

72
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Smallest tapeworm

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Hymenolepis nana

73
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Largest tapeworm

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Diphyllobothrium latum

74
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Ames test

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mutagenic potential

75
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Armadillo

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Mycobacterium leprae

76
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Ascoli test

77
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Anti-Streptolysin O Titer (ASOT)

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Recent streptococcal infection

78
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Bordet-Gegnou medium

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Bordatella pertussis

79
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Catalase test

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Staphylococcus (+) from streptococcus (-)

80
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Chocolate agar

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Neisseria and Hemophilus

81
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Coagulase test

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Staphylococcus aureus from other staph.

82
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Coombs test

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Hemolytic anemia

83
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Darkfield microscopy

84
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Dick test

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Scarlet fever

85
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Eaton agar

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae

86
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ELISA

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HIV and Lyme

87
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FTA-ABs

88
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Heaf skin test

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Tuberculosis

89
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Hektoen agar

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Salmonella

90
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Indian Ink stain

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Cryptococcus neoformans

91
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Kviem skin test

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Sarcoidosis

92
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Lowenstein-Jensen culture medium

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

93
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MacConkey agar

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Promotes growth of Gram negative rods

94
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Mantoux skin test

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Tuberculosis

95
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Middlebrook culture medium

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Tuberculosis

96
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Mitsuda test

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Mycobacterium leprae

97
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Paul Bunnel test

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Mononucleosis

98
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Regen-Lowe agar

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Bordatella Pertussis

99
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Quellung reaction

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Bacteria with capsule-Strep pneumoniae

100
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Sabouraud medium

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Fungal organisms

101
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Schick test

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Corynebacterium diphtheria

102
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Schultz Carlton reaction

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Scarlet fever

103
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Telluritie agar

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Corynebacterium diphtheria

104
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Thayer Martin medium

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Neisseria organisms

105
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Thiosulfate-Citrate-Bile Salts-Sucrose

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Vibrio cholera

106
Q

Tine skin test

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Tuberculosis

107
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VDRL test

108
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Weil-Felix test

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Rickettsiae

109
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Wood’s light

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Fungal organisms

110
Q

Wright-Giemsa stain

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Parasites and syphilis

111
Q

Ziehl-Neelsen stain

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

112
Q

Test to exclude a disease if test is Negative

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Sensitivity SnOUT

113
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Sudden increase in the number with a disease locally

114
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Test to include a diagnosis if test is positive

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Specificity

115
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Normal occurance of a disease in a particular locality

116
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Sudden increase in the number with a disease worldwide

117
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Number of people with a disease at a given time

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Prevalence

118
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Number of new cases in the population at a given time

119
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Number of people who die from a particular disease

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Mortality rate

120
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Number of people who have a particular disease

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Morbidity rate

121
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Epidemiology of Disease Triangle

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Host, Agent, and Enviroment

122
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Antigenic shift

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Viral adaptation

123
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Spores

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Bacterial and Fungal adaptation

124
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Cysts

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Protozoal adaptation

125
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Disease that has newly appeared or has an increased incidence

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Emerging disease

126
Q

Exposure of milk to progressively higher temperatures

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Pasteurization

127
Q

Use of chemicals or heat to destroy all life

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Sterilization

128
Q

Use of chemicals to destroy most pathogens

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Disinfection

129
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Use of alum to precipitate material from water

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Flocculation

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