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1
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bleach-like odor in culture

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Eikenella Corrodens

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2
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bulls-eye rash

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borrelia burgdorferi

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3
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cavities

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strep mutans

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4
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bug causing colon cancer

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strep bovis

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5
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germ tubes

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candida albicans

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6
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grape-like odor

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pseudomonas aeruginosa

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7
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green pigment in culture

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pseudomonas aeruginosa

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8
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prosthetics

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staph epidermidis

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Romaña sign

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Chagas – Trypanosoma cruzi

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10
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St. Vitus Dance

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Group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus (acute rheumatic fever)

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11
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scalded skin syndrome

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staph aureus

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12
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scarlet fever

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strep pyrogenes (group A)

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13
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Anti-C5a peptidase

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strep pyrogenes (group A)

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14
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opisthotones (pronounced back arch)

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clostridium tetany

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15
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drum stick appearance

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clostridium tetany

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16
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flaccid paralysis

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clostridium botulinum

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17
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lock jaw

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clostridium tetany

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18
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lecithinase

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clostridium perfringens

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19
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pseudomembranous enterocolitis

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C. difficile

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20
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anthrax

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bacillus anthracis

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21
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periodontitis

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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans

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22
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lumpy jaw

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Actinomyces israelii

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23
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Sulfur granules

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Actinomyces israelii

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24
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Gram positive branching rods

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actinomyces

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25
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calcofluor white stain

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candida albicans

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26
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dewdrop on a rose petal

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HSV-1

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27
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Tzanck Smear

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HSV-1

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28
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Cowdry type A intranuclear inclusion body

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herpes

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29
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hand, foot and mouth disease

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Coxsackievirus A16

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30
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undercooked poultry

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campylobacter jejuni

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31
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assoc with Guillain-Barre

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Campylobacter jejuni

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32
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grows at 42C

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Campylobacter jejuni

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33
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colorless E. coli colonies

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EHEC - rest are pink

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34
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renal failure, anemia, thrombocytopenia

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Hemolytic uremic syndrome - EHEC

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35
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H2S positive

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Salmonella

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36
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Turtles

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Non-typhoidal Salmonella

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37
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Gallbladder Reservior

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Typhoidal Salmonella

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38
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rose spots

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typhoidal salmonella

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39
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Hektoen enteric agar

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Salmonella (not all S. typhi are positive though)

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40
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resembles appendicitis

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yersinia enterocolitica

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41
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grows at 4C

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Yersinia enterocolitica & Listeria

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42
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rice water stools

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Vibrio cholerae

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43
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TCBS agar

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green to orange, V. cholerae

sucrose fermented

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44
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shooting star motility

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V. cholerae

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45
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halophilic marine - consumption of raw shellfish

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vibrio parahaemolyticus

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46
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Montezuma’s revenge

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ETEC

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47
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actin jets

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Listeria monocytogenes

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48
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deli meat, soft cheeses

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listeria monocytogenes

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49
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CAMP test

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Listeria monocytogenes &

strep agalactiae

50
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heat stable 100C for 30min

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Staphylococcus aureus

51
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constipation

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C. botulinum & S. typhi

52
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floppy baby syndrome

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C. botulinum

53
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cooked rice

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Bacillus cereus

54
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urea breath test

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Helicobacter pylori

55
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septic shock from nicking colon during surgery

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bacteroides fragilis

56
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whipple disease

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tropheryma whippelii

57
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dementia, vertical ophthalmoplegia, oculomasticatory myorhythmia

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tropheryma whippelii

58
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rabbit fever

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francisella tularensis

59
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acid fast oocyst

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cryptosporidium

60
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barrel shapped eggs with plugged ends

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whipworm - trichuris trichiura

61
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beaver fever

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giardia lablia

62
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black vomit

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yellow fever

63
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chronic diarrhea in AIDS patients

64
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Clay pipestream fibrosis

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S. mansoni

65
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Cysticercosis

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pork tapeworm: taenia solium

66
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dane particle

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Hepatitis B

67
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flasked-shaped lesions

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entamoeba histolytica

68
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hydatid cyst disease

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Echinococcus granulosus, E. multilocularis

69
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petting zoos

70
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megaloblastic anemia

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Fish tapeworm: diphyllobothrium latum

71
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oval-shaped eggs, lateral spine

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Schistosome mansoni

72
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rectal prolapse

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Whipworm: trichuris trichiura

73
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seagull wings

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campylobacter jejuni

74
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scotch tape prep

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Pinworm: enterobius vermicularis

75
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sushi worm

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Anisakiasis: anisakis simplex

76
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gas gangrene

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C. perfringens

77
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“falling leaf motility”

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Giardia lamblia

78
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knobby-coated, oval-shaped, bile-stained eggs

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Roundworm: ascaris lumbricoides

79
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cruise ships

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norwalk virus

80
Q

coats itself with LDL or VLDL

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hepatitis C

81
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E-NANBH

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Hepatitis E, a norovirus – serious in pregnant women

82
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cost common cause of common cold

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Rhinovirus, a Picornavirus

83
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33C replication

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rhinovirus, Corona virus

84
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attach ICAM-1

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Rhinovirus, a Picornavirus

85
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orchitis in 50% postpubertal males

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mumps - paramyxovirus

86
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Laryngotracheobronchitis (stridor) “barking cough”

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parainfluenza virus

87
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koplick spots

88
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3 C’s - Cough, coryza, Conjunctivitis

89
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maculopapular rash below ears and spreads to body

90
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Sin Nombre

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Bunyavirus

91
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pulmonary capillary leak syndrome

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Hantavirus - Bunyavirus

92
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broad-based budding yeast

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Blastomyces

93
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Bull Neck

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C. diphtheriae

94
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Catcher’s stance

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Haemophilus influenzae type b

95
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Cherry Red Epiglottitis

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Haemophilus influenzae type b

96
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Cold-agglutinin positive

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae

97
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currant Jelly Sputum

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Klebsiella pneumoniae

98
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dented helmets

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pneumocystis jiroveci

99
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Downey Cell

100
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Farmer’s Lung

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Aspergillus

101
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Fungal Ball

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Aspergillus

102
Q

Grows on chocolate, not Blood

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H. influenzae

103
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Lancet-shaped diplococci

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S. pneumoniae

104
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Mediastinal widening

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Bacillus Anthracis

105
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Parrot fever

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Chlamydophila psittaci

106
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Pilot’s Wheel

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Paracoccidioidomycosis

107
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Rust-colored sputum

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S. pneumoniae, P. westermani

108
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Safety-pin staining (bipolar)

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Yersinia pestis

109
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Salmon colored sputum

110
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Spherule

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coccidiomycosis

111
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Swimming-pool conjunctivitis

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Adenovirus serotypes 3, 4, 7

112
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Valley Fever

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Coccidioides immitis

113
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Weakly acid fast branching rods

114
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wool-sorter disease

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Bacillus anthracis

115
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Serpentine arrangement

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

116
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K antigens

117
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struvite

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proteus mirabilis

118
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chorioamnionitis

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ureaplasma urealyticum

119
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honeymoon cystitis

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staph saprophyticus

120
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pediatric hemorrhagic cystitis

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Adenovirus 11

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