Micro (from B&B)

Question 1

gram positive rod that is in normal body flora and is associated with conjunctivitis, blepharitits, corneal keratitis, and hordeola

Answer 1

staph aureus

Question 2

-found on hard, non shedding surfaces in the mouth such as teeth or dentures

Answer 2

s mutans

Question 3

most predominant bacteria in the mouth

Answer 3

s mitis

Question 4

primary pathogen in baby bottle caries, root surface caries

Answer 4

s mutans

Question 5

involved with menigitis

Answer 5

s pneumoniae

Question 6

involved with bacterial pharyngitis (strep throat)

Answer 6

strep pyogenes

Question 7

aggressive perio disease in adolesence

Answer 7

AA

Question 8

common cause of infection in children - especially otitis media, which is often seen with conjenctivits

Answer 8

H. influenzae

Question 9

associated with whooping cough

Answer 9

bordatella pertussis

Question 10

normal flora of GI tract. causes GI, urinary tract, wound, and respiratory infections

Answer 10

E coli

Question 11

facial abcesses with SULFUR granules

-levels inc during gingivitis

Answer 11

actinomyces

Question 12

associated with fever, night sweats, and weight loss

Answer 12

mycobacteria

Question 13

causes syphillis

Answer 13

treponema pallidum

Question 14

what three things occur with congenital syphillis

Answer 14

• mother had secondary
• hutchinson incisors
• mulberry molars

Question 15

headache, fever, and rash

Answer 15

rickettsia

Question 16

only bacteria resistant to antibiotics bc it has no cell wall

Answer 16

mycoplasma

Question 17

autoclave

Answer 17

121 (250 F) for 15 minutes

Question 18

dry heat

Answer 18

160 C (320 F) for 2 hours

Question 19

ethylene oxide

Answer 19

STERILIZATION

• alkylating agent
• 8-10 hrs

Question 20

glutaraldehyde and formaldehyde

Answer 20

8-22 hrs

STERILIZATION

Question 21

sterile filtration

Answer 21

membrane filtered

Question 22

two types of disinfectants

Answer 22

• quaternary ammonium compounds

- phenol

Question 23

three types of antiseptics

Answer 23

• alcohols
• chorohexidine gluconate
• iodine

Question 24

herpes I

Answer 24

primarily oral

-trigeminal nerve ganglion

Question 25

herpes II

Answer 25

primarily genital

-STD

Question 26

is associated with oral hairy leukoplakia

Answer 26

EBV

Question 27

is associated with blindness in AIDS

Answer 27

cytomegalovirus

Question 28

can cause mulluscum contagiosum which would then raise suspicion for HIV

Answer 28

poxvirus

Question 29

number one viral STD

Answer 29

HPV

Question 30

hepatitis without a vaccine

Answer 30

HCV

Question 31

associated with hand, foot, and mouth disease (herpangina)

Answer 31

coxsackie virus

Question 32

unlike viruses, these DO NOT contain any nucleic acids

Answer 32

• viroids

- prions

Question 33

mad cow disease is what kind of disease

Answer 33

prion

Question 34

primary fuel source of fungi

Answer 34

glycogen

Question 35

can reproduce sexually or asexually and is much larger than bacteria

Answer 35

yeast

Question 36

involves multiple hyphae that form a mass called myeclium

Answer 36

molds

Question 37

to cause disease in humans and animals, the fungi can shift from yeast (in the host) to a mold (in the external environment)

Answer 37

dimorphic fungi

Question 38

endemic infection of mississippi and ohio river valleys

-caused by inhalation of spores from moist soil with the droppings of animals

Answer 38

histoplasma capsulatum

Question 39

the largest proportion of the fungal microflora in the human mouth

• causes thrush in immunocompromised pts
• can cause VAGINITIS

Answer 39

candida albicans

Question 40

causes diarrhea by drinking bad water, or contact with carriers such as baby goats

Answer 40

giardia

Question 41

obligate INTRACELLUAR parasite that comes from exposure to cat litter

• can be aquired (asymptomatic)
• ongentital (retarded)
• immunocompromised (aquired that will come and go)

Answer 41

Toxoplasmosis