microbe of the day II Flashcards

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saccharomyces cerevisiae

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yeast, model organism, baking brewing

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candied albicans

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yeast, single celled, part of normal microbiota, thrush, yeast infections, bloodstream infection

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HDV 1 and 2

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dsDNA, ebneloped, 1= cold sores, 2= genital herpes
no cure, infect epithelial cells and neurons, primary infections, transmission via contact

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rabies

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ssRNA, enveloped, vaccine, 2 forms
furious, 80%, involves brain, aggressive, foaming
dumb/ paralytic, spinal cord, no fear, weak

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pseudomonas aruginosa

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gram -, EVERYWHERE, bacillus bacteria, antibiotic resistant, in hospitals, mouthwash

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chlamydia trachomatis

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gram-, coccobaccillus, most pop STD, obligate intracell parasite, pelvis inflammatory disease

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neisseria gonorrhoeae

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CLAP. gram-, diplococcus, may be as asymptomatic, antibiotic resistant,

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treponema pallidum

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std, syphilis, spirochete
primary- chancre sore
secondary- rash
tertiary (10-30 years)- gummas, neurosyphilis

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Acid fast, bacillus
– Tuberculosis
– Second leading cause of infectious
death worldwide in 2022

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Borrelia burgdorferi

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Gram-negative spirochete
– Lyme disease
– Most common vector-borne disease in the U.S,
deer tick.
– Symptoms are vague, flu-like, with fever

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Plasmodium spp

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Protozoan, cause of malaria
* Symptoms occur after 2-4 weeks, up to a year later – shaking
chills and fever due to destruction of red blood cells and release of toxins
* Preventable and treatable
* Drug resistance is a serious problem; currently no vaccine

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