Micro Test 3b

Question 1

Fungi as infections agents

Answer 1

• molds and yeasts in air, dust, fomites, and normal flora
• humans relatively resistant
• fungi is relatively nonpathogenic
• only 300/100,000 linked to disease in animals
• fungi most common plant pathogen

Question 2

mycoses

Answer 2

human mycoses caused by true fungal pathogens and opportunistic pathogens

Question 3

true/primary fungal pathogens

Answer 3

can invade and grow in healthy, non compromised host

Question 4

fungal adaption to survive in human host

Answer 4

ability to switch from hyphen cells to yeast cells

Question 5

thermal dimorphism (need more from book)

Answer 5

grow as models at 30c and yeasts at 37c

Question 6

Primary mycoses(mycoses)

Answer 6

respiratory portal, inhaled spores, enough virulence to infect healthy host

Question 7

subcutaneous(mycoses)

Answer 7

inoculated skin, trauma, enough virulence to infect healthy host

Question 8

Cutaneous and superficial(mycoses)

Answer 8

contaminatin of skin surface, enough virulence to infect healthy host

Question 9

virulence factor(mycoses)

Answer 9

ability to change shape(thermal dimorphism), toxin like substances, capsules, adhesion factors, hydrolytic enzymes, inflammatory stimulants