Microbio word associations Flashcards by James Chhun

all viruses are RNA except 6 HHAPPY ones which are

DNA

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3 enveloped DNA viruses

HepaDNA, herpes and pox

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2 naked DNA viruses

Parvo B17

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all RNA viruses are single stranded except

rota virus of the REO virus family

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all RNA single stranded viruses are + except 6

PROFAB group

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paramyxo, rhabo, orthomyxo, filo, arena and buynya

PROFAB group

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all hepatitis viruses are RNA except

hep B (hepaDNA group)

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all hepatitis viruses are spread by the orofecal route except

hep B and hep C (sex and blood)

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single stranded retro virus

human immune deficiency virus

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all ARBO viruses are flavi viruses except

california encephalitis (bunya virus)

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parotitis, panceatritis and painful orchitis

paramyxo virus (mumps)

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common cold with runny nose and sore throat

corona virus

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hand, foot and mouth lesions

coxsackie virus

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bacteria without cell walls

rickettsiae, chlamydia, and bartonella

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flexible bacteria

borrleia, leptospira and treponema

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gram stain resistant

mycobacteria

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infection in bird keepers

chlamydia psittaci

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lung infection in wool sorters

bacilus anthracis

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rheumatic fever and glomerulonephritis

streptococcus pyogenes

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previously damaged heart valves

streptococcus viridans

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infected previously healthy heart valves

staphylococcus aureus

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causes lock jaw (trismus)

clostridium tetani

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transmitted by contaminated honey and causing paralysis

clostridium botulinum

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causes muscle necrosis with gas formation

clostridium perfringens

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grey psuedomembrane in the throat

corynebacterium diphtheriae

paroxysmal bouts of coughing with a whoop in a child

bordetella pertussis

fever from handling infected rabbit skin

francisella tulatensis

lung infection from infected air conditioners

legionella pneumophilia

infected burns with blue green burns

pseudomonas aeruginosa

gram negative coccus which ferments glucose

neisseria gonorrhea

gram negative cocus which ferments maltose

neisseria meningitidis

causes severe diarrhhea with rice water stool

vibrio cholera

obligate intracellular parasitic bacteria

chlamydia

causes peptic ulcer and some forms of stomach cancer

helicobacteria pylori

gram resistant bacteria with thick waxy wall

mycobacterium tuberculosis

commonest cause of urinary tract infections

escherichia coli

causes hemolytic uremic syndrome

e. coli subtype O157 H7

rose colored spots and step ladder fever

salmonella typhi

spread by bat droppings

histoplasma casulatum

causes meningitis spread by pigeon poop

Cryptococcus neoformans

causes pneumonia in an immune compromised patient

pneumocystis jiroveci (carinii)

fatal encephalitis in warm waters

naegleria fowleri

diarrhea more common in hikers

gardia lamblia

causes megaoesophagus and spread by sand fly bites

trypanosoma cruzi

sleeping sickness spread by tsetse fly bites

trypanosoma gambiense

frothy vaginal discharge caused by flagellate protozoan

trichomonas vaginitis

recurrent or chtonic diarrhea in immune compromised

cryptosporidiym parvum

most deadly form of malaria

plasmodium falciparum

intestinal parasite associated with iron deficiency

necator americanus

most common intestinal nematode in the USA

enterobius vermicularis

associated with rectal prolapse

trichuris trichuria

river blindness spread by the simulium black fly

onchocerca vvolulus

elephantiasis spread by culex filariasis

wuchereria bancrofti

intestinal parasite associated with b12 deficiency

diphyllobothrium latum

bladder parasite causing blood in the urine

schistosoma hematobium

spread by eating undercooked contaminated beef

taenia saginatum

smallest tapeworm

hymenolepis nana

ames test

mutagenic potential

armadilo

mycobacterium leprae

ascoli test

anthrax

ASOT

recent streptococcal infection

bordet-gegnou medium

bordetella pertussis

catalase test

staphylococcus (+) from streptococcus (-)

choclate agar

neisseria and hemophilus

coagulase test

staphylococcus aureus from other staph

coombs test

hemolytic anemia

darkfield microscopy

syphilis

dick test

scarlet fever

eaton agar

mycoplasma pneumoniae

ELISA

hiv and lyme

FTA-Abs

syphilis

heaf skin test

tuberculosis

hektoen agar

salmonella

indian ink stain

cryptococcus neoformans

kviem skin test

sacoidosis

lowenstein jensen culture medium

mycobacterium tuberculosis

macconkey agar

promotes growth of gram negative rods

mantoux skin test

tuberculosis

middlebrook medium

tuberculosis

mitsuda test

mycobacterium leprae

paul bunnel test

mononucleosis

regan-lowe agar

bordetella pertussis

quellung reaction

bacteria with capsules-strep pneumoniae

sabouraud medium

fungal organisms

schick test

corynebacterium diphtheria

schultz carlton reaction

scarlet fever

telluritie agar

corynebacterium diphtheria

thayer-mertin medium

neisseria organisms

thiosulfate-citrate-bile salts-sucrose

vibrio cholera

tine skin test

tuberculosis

VDRL test

syphilis

weil-felix test

rickettsiae

woods light

fungal organisms

ziehl-neelsen stain

mycobacterium tuberculosis

test to exclude a disease if test is negative (SnOUT)

sensitivity

test to include a diagnosis if test is positive (SpIN)

specificity

sudden increase in the number with a disease locally

epidemic

normal occurrence of a disease in a particular locality

endemic

sudden increase in the number with a disease worldwide

pandemic

number of people with the disease at a given time

prevalence

number of new cases in the population at a given time

incidence

number of people who die from a particular disease

mortality rate

number of people who have a particular disease

morbidity rate

epidemiology or disease triangle

host, agent (microbe) and environment

antigenic shift (virus), spores (bacreria/fungus) cysts (protozoa)

microbial adaptations

disease that has newly appeared

emergin disease

previously known disease that has increased or spread

re-emerging disease

bacteria and fungi form spores and protozoa form cysts

pathogen adaptations to environment

viral adaptation to the environment and host

antigenic shift

exposure of milk to progressively higher temps

pasteurization

use of chemicals or heat to destroy all life

steriization

use of chemicals to destroy most pathogens

disinfection

use of aluminum to precipitate material from water

flocculation