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Microbes Flashcards

1
Q

Name the structural features of viruses

A

Envelope

Spikes

Nucleic acid

Protein coat

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2
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Name viruses that cause Encephalitis/Meningitis

A

Measles

Rabies

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3
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What does Measles cause

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Encephalitis/ Meningitis

Skin infections

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4
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Name the virus that causes the common cold

A

Respiratory syncytial virus

Parainfluenza virus

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5
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Name the virus that causes pneumonia

A

Influenza virus, Types A and B

Parainfluenza virus

Adenovirus

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6
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What do Influenza, Types A and B cause

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Pneumonia

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7
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Name the virus that causes Myelitis

A

Poliovirus

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8
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What does poliovirus cause

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Myelitis

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9
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Name the viruses that cause sexually transmitted diseases

A

Human papillomavirus

HIV

Herpes simplex virus type 2

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10
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Name the viruses that cause skin infections

A

Varicella Zoster Virus

Smallpox

Human papillomavirus

Rubella

Measles

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11
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Name the viruses that cause Hepatitis

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Hepatitis virus types A, B, C, D, E

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12
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Name the virus that causes Cardiovascular Infections/Myocarditis

A

Coxsackie B virus

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13
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Name the structural features of bacteria

A

Capsule

Cell wall

Plasma membrane

Cytoplasm

Ribsomes

Plasmid

Pili

Nucleoid (circular DNA)

Bacterial flagellum

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14
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Name the bacterial shapes and arrangments

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Coccus (cocci)- arrangments are clusters and chains

Bacillus (bacilli)

Spirillus

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15
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What is the difference between gram positive and gram negative bacteria

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Gram positive have peptidoglycan cell walls

Gram negative do not have peptidoglycan cell walls

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16
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Name some Gram positive Cocci bacteria

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Staphylococcus aureus

Alpha-haemolytic streptococci - Streptococcus pneumoniae

Beta-haemolytic streptococci - Streptococcus pyogenes, Enterococcus faecalis

Coagulase Negative staphylococcus

17
Q

Name some Gram positive Bacilli bacteria

A

C. Difficile

18
Q

Name some Gram negative Cocci bacteria

A

Neisseria meningtidis

19
Q

Name some Gram negative Bacilli bacteria

A

Escherichia coli

Salmonella typhi

Haemophilus influenzae

Legionella pneumophila

20
Q

Name the types of parasites

A

Protozoa

Helminths:

  • Roundworms
  • Tapeworms
  • Flukes
21
Q

What does adenovirus cause

A

Pharyngitis

Gastroenteritis

Pneumonia

Eye infections

22
Q

What is the difference between droplet and aerosol spread of pathogens

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Droplet - large particles which wall to the ground

Aerosol - small particles which hang around in the air and can be spread by air currents

23
Q

Name some viruses that cause gastroenteritis

A

Adenovirus

Norovirus

24
Q

What does coxsackie B virus cause

A

Pancreatitis

Cardiovascular infections

25
Q

Name some viruses that cause eye infections

A

Adenovirus

Cytomegalovirus

26
Q

Name some viruses that cause pharyngitis

A

Adenovirus

EBV

Cytomegalovirus

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