Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM

Browse over 1 million classes created by top students, professors, publishers, and experts.


See full index

NBCE sample questions and important info > micro- diseases > Flashcards

micro- diseases Flashcards

1
Q

what microbe is the most likely cause of folliculitis?

A

staph aureus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

microbe causing hot tub folliculitis?

A

pseudomonas aeruginosa- gram -

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

what causes scalded skin syndrome?

A

staph aureus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

impetigo description and microbe

A

pyoderma- pus filled vesicles that crust

usually staph aureus
can be strep pyogenes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

what is a fiery red rash with sharply defined raised borders?

A

erysipelas

strep pyogenes- MC

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

microbe that causes necrotizing fasciitis

A

strep pyogenes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

bartonella henselae

A

cat scratch fever- bump or blister and LYMPHADENOPATHY

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

rickettsia ricketsii

A

rocky mountain spotted fever- petechiae, non-itchy spotted rash

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

vector for RMSF

A

ticks

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

bacillus anthracis key symptom

A

black crusty ulcer, eschar

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

gas gangrene

A

clostridium perfringens

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

smallpox aka and name

A

variola

orthopoxvirus

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

recurrent, painful, slow spreading blisters on fingers

A

herpetic whitlow

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

recurrent, painful, slow spreading blisters anywhere on body

A

herpetic gladiatorum

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

HHV3

A

varicella-zoster

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

measles virus aka and key symptom

A

rubeola

kopliks spots in mouth

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

rubella aka

A

german measles

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

erythema infectiosum

A

fifth disease- slapped cheek syndrome

parvo B19

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

HHV 6

A

roseola- may be linked to MS

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

black piedra

A

piedraia hortae

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

white piedra

A

trichosporan beiglii

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

pityriasis versicolor

A

malassezia furfur

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

dermaphytoses

A

ring worm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

sporotrichosis aka and microbe

A

rose-gardeners disease

sporothrix schenckii

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
Q

leishmaniasis organism and vector

A

protozoan

sand fly vector

baghdad boil

26
Q

what disease is contracted from armadillos?

A

Hansen’s disease leprosy- mycobacterium leprae

27
Q

what are the 2 types of hansens disease?

A

tuberculoid leprosy- strong immune system

lepromatous leprosy- weak immune system

28
Q

floppy baby syndrome

A

clostridium botulinum

29
Q

spastic paralysis, lock jaw

A

clostridium tetani- tetanus

30
Q

risus sardonicus

A

smiling spasm

31
Q

what is the more common and more mild meningitis?

A

viral- aseptic meningitis

32
Q

what are the possible viruses of viral meningitis?

A

coxsackie
enterovirus
poliovirus
echovirus- 90%

33
Q

most common bacterial meningitis in adults

A

streptococcus pneumoniae

34
Q

meningitis in infants 3months and younger

A

streptococcus agalactiae

35
Q

meningitis in pregnant women

A

listeria monocytogenes

36
Q

college age meningitis, purple spotted rash

A

neisseria meningitidis

37
Q

MC meningitis children 5-18

A

haemophilus influenza B

38
Q

what is the vector for most encephalitis?

39
Q

cryptococcus neoformans

A

cryptococcal meningitis

40
Q

trypanosomiasis

A

african sleeping sickness- tse tse fly

41
Q

acanthamoeba and naegleria fowleri are both?

A

amebic meningoencephalopathy

42
Q

what can you contract from eating contaminated beef

A

variant Creutzfeldt jakob disease- emerging

spongiform encephalopathy

prion

43
Q

what is the leading cause of non-traumatic blindness in humans?

A

chlamydia trachomatis- trachoma

44
Q

newborn conjunctivitis aka and microbe

A

ophthalmia neonatorum

neisseria gonorrhoeae

45
Q

which herpes virus can also lead to blindness

A

HHV 1- latent virus in trigeminal ganglion travels down ophthalmic branch

46
Q

what is an emerging disease for unsterile contact solution?

A

acanthamoeba keratitis- protozoa

47
Q

nematode in eyes causing calabar swellings?

A

loa loa filariasis- deer or mango fly

48
Q

river blindness

A

onchocerciasis- corneal inflammation
onchocera valvulus
roundworm

49
Q

river blindness vector

50
Q

brucellosis aka and key symptom

A

undulant fever- fever spikes in afternoon

found in sheep and goats

51
Q

tularemia aka

A

rabbit fever- found mostly in rabbits but tick is vector

lymphangitis

52
Q

bubonic plague microbe

A

yersinia pestis

buboes

53
Q

erythema migrans

A

bulls eye rash

borrelia burgdorferi

54
Q

HHV4

A

epstein barr- mono

55
Q

HHV 5

A

cytomegalovirus

56
Q

malaria microbes

A

plasmodium falciparum- most serious; black water fever
plasmodium vivax- MC
plasmodium ovale
plasmodium malariae

57
Q

cleaning litter boxes

A

toxoplasmosis- toxoplasma gondii

58
Q

trypanosoma cruzi

A

chagas disease

59
Q

chagas vector

A

true bugs or kissing bugs

60
Q

wuchereria bancrofti

A

lymphatic filariasis- results in elephantiasis

61
Q

what is a re-emerging disease when coming in contact with water the trematode burrows into skin?

A

schistosomiasis- swimmers itch, distended stomach
cirrhosis

snail fever

62
Q

what are the blood flukes that cause schistomiasis?

A

schistosoma mansoni

schistosoma japonicum

NBCE sample questions and important info (27 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions