micro V last minute Flashcards
form of coccidioodies immitis
dimorphic - mold in environement, yeast in tissue
form of cryptococcus neoforms
encapsulated yeast all the time
What does coccidiomomycosis look ilke in tissue
spherule
What does coccidiomycocis start as
mild to moderate flu like symptoms
What is the leading form of fungal menigitis
cryptococcus
where is crytococcosis found
throughtout the world
what is cryptococcosis associated with
pigeon shit
pulmonary disease of cryptococcus
flu like
little sputum production
little lung damge
what is common in AIDS patients with cryptococcosis
replase, require suppressive therapy
how do you treat menigitis from cryptococcis
long term treatment with amphotericine B and 5-fluortosine
who gets rhinocerebral zignmycosis
diabetic patents
how do you diagnose zygomycoses
broad aseptate hyphae branching at right angles
rhinocerebral zygomycosis symptoms
start as cold
go to facial/periorbal edema,
entamoeba histolytica
brain abscesses
plasmodium falciparum
cerebral malaria
protozoa
opportunisitic amoeba
PAM
splooshing water because of naegleia
how do you confirm PAM
observe trophozoites in CSF
GAE
caused by acanthamoba and balamuthia
how is GAE in relation to be PAM
develops slower
what happens in GAE
amoeba invade brain, result in slow developing ulcerative lesion
acanthameoba kertitis
chronic infectino of cornea
assocaited with contact lens
What happens to HIV patients with toxoplasmosis
get encephalisits with ring enhancing lesion
How do you test mom for toxoplasmsosis
IgM or rising IgG
how do you test neonate for toxoplamosis
IgM
how do you treat neonate with toxoplasmosis
treat for a year
what kind of lesion does cysticerus creat
space filling lesion
how do you diagnose taenia solium
CT, MRI, seology
toxocara canis and t. cati
granulamotus lesions develop
eggs not in human poop
what type of infection is most common in visceral larval migrans
eye infectino
how do you diagnose visceral larval migrans
eosinophilia
Bunyaviruses
lacrosse
Reoviruses
colorado tick fever
arenavirsues
lymphocytis choriomegitis
What is the major cause of arbovirus encephalitis in the US
STL
what is the resvoroir for JEV
birds and livestock