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Microbiology Flashcards

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Staphylococcus aureus

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Bacteriology - Gram Positive Cocci
Abscesses of many organs, endocarditis, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis and impetigo. Most common cause of human infection.
Main habitat is human nose. Transmission via hands.

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Streptococcus Pyogenes

Group A Streptococcus

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Bacteriology - Gram Positive Cocci
Suppurative (pus-producing) diseases (eg, pharyngitis and cellulitis); nonsuppurative (immunologic) diseases (eg, rheumatic fever and acute glomerulonephritis)

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Streptococcus Pneumoniae

Pneumococcus

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Bacteriology - Gram Positive Cocci

Causes pneumonia and meningitis is adults and otitis media and sinusitis in children.

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Neisseria Meningitidis

Meningococcus

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Bacteriology - Gram Negative Cocci

Clinical: meningococcemia and meningitis

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Neisseria Gongorrhoeae

Gonococcus

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Bacteriology - Gram Negative Cocci

localized infections in the genital tract and disseminated infections with seeding of various organs

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Bacillus Anthracis

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Bacteriology - Gram Positive Rods (Spore-Forming)

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Bacillus Cereus

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Bacteriology - Gram Positive Rods (Spore-Forming)

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Clostridium Tetani

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Bacteriology - Gram Positive Rods (Spore-Forming)

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Clostridium Botulinum

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Bacteriology - Gram Positive Rods (Spore-Forming)

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Clostridium Perfringens

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Bacteriology - Gram Positive Rods (Spore- Forming)

Disease: Gas Gangrene (myonecrosis, necrotizing fasciitis)

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Clostridium Difficile

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Bacteriology - Gram Positive Rods (Spore- Forming)

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Corynebacterium Diphtheriae

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Bacteriology - Gram Positive Rods (Non-Spore-Forming)

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Listeria Monocytogenes

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Bacteriology - Gram Positive Rods (Non-Spore-Forming)

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Escherichia coli

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Bacteriology - Gram Negative Rod (Related to the Enteric Tract)
Disease: E. Coli

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Salmonella Typhi

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Bacteriology - Gram Negative Rod (Related to the Enteric Tract)

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Shigella species (eg, S. dysenteriae, S. sonnei)

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Bacteriology - Gram Negative Rod (Within the Enteric Tract)

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Vibrio Cholerae

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Bacteriology - Gram Negative Rod (Within the Enteric Tract)

Transmitted by fecal contamination of water and food

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Vibrio Parahaemolyticus

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Bacteriology - Gram Negative Rod (Within the Enteric Tract)

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Vibrio Vulnificus

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Bacteriology - Gram Negative Rod (Within the Enteric Tract)

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Campylobacter jejuni

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Bacteriology - Gram Negative Rod (Within the Enteric Tract)

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Helicobacter pylori

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Bacteriology - Gram Negative Rod (Within the Enteric Tract)

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Klebsiella pneumoniae

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Bacteriology - Gram Negative Rod (Outside the Enteric Tract)

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Proteus species (eg, P. vulgaris, P. mirabilis)

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Bacteriology

Gram Negative Rod (Outside the Enteric Tract)

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Bacteriology

Gram Negative Rod (Outside the Enteric Tract)

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Prevotella melaninogenica

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Bacteriology

Gram Negative Rod (Outside the Enteric Tract)

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Haemophilus influenzae

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Bacteriology

Gram Negative Rod (Related to the Respiratory Tract)

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Bordetella pertussis

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Bacteriology

Gram Negative Rod (Related to the Respiratory Tract)

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Legionella pneumophila

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Bacteriology

Gram Negative Rod (Related to the Respiratory Tract)

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Brucella species (eg, B. abortus, B. suis, B. melitensis)

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Bacteriology

Gram Negative Rod (Related to the Animal Sources)

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Francisella tularensis

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Bacteriology

Gram Negative Rod (Related to the Animal Sources)

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Yersinia pestis

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Bacteriology

Gram Negative Rod (Related to the Animal Sources)

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Pasteurella multocida

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Bacteriology

Gram Negative Rod (Related to the Animal Sources)

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Bartonella henselae

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Bacteriology

Gram Negative Rod (Related to the Animal Sources)

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Mycobacteria Tuberculosis

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Bacteriology

Causes tuberculosis

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Atypical Mycobacteria

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Bacteriology
(MOTTS) Mycobacteria Other Than Tuberculosis
Group I: Photochromogens
Group II: Scotochromogens
Group III: Nonchromogens
Group IV: Rapidly Growing Mycobacteria
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Mycobacterium Leprae

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Bacteriology

Causes leprosy

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Actinomyces Israelii

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Bacteriology

Causes actinomycosis

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Nocardia Asteroides

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Bacteriology

Causes nocardosis

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Mycoplasma Pneumoniae

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Bacteriology

Cause “atypical” pneumonia

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Treponema Pallidum

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Bacteriology
Spirochetes: thin walled, spiral rods
Cause syphilis

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Borrelia Burgdorferi

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Bacteriology
Spirochetes: thin walled, spiral rods
Causes Lyme Disease

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Borrelia recurrentis

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Bacteriology
Spirochetes: thin walled, spiral rods
Causes relapsing fever

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Leptospira interrogans

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Bacteriology
Spirochetes: thin walled, spiral rods
Causes leptospirosis

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Chlamydia Trachomatis

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Bacteriology

Obligate intracellular bacteria

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Chlamydia Pneumoniae

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Bacteriology

Obligate intracellular bacteria

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Chlamydia Psittaci

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Bacteriology

Obligate intracellular bacteria

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Rickettsia Rickettsii

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Bacteriology - Rickettsiae

Causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

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Rickettsia Prowazekii

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Bacteriology - Rickettsiae

Causes Typhus

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Coxiella Burneti

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Bacteriology - Rickettsiae

Causes Q fever

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Staphylococcus epidermis

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Bacteriology - Gram Positive Cocci
Endocarditis on prosthetic heart valves, prosthetic hip infection, intravascular catheter infection, cerebrospinal fluid shunt infection, neonatal sepsis.

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Staphylococcus saprophyticus

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Bacteriology - Gram Positive Cocci

Causes community-acquired urinary tract infections in young women (but Escherichia coli is much more common cause)

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Streptococcus Agalactiae

Group B Streptococcus

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Bacteriology - Gram Positive Cocci

Causes neonatal meningitis and sepsis.

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Enterococcus Faelcalis

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Bacteriology - Gram Positive Cocci

Causes urinary tract and biliary tract infections

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Viridans Group Streptococci

eg, S. sanguis, S. mutans

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Bacteriology - Gram Positive Cocci

Causes endocarditis.

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Salmonella enteritidis (aka Salmonella enterica)

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Bacteriology - Gram Negative Rods

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Enterobacter cloacae

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Bacteriology - Gram Negative Rods

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Serratia marcescens

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Bacteriology - Gram Negative Rods

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Morganella morganii

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Bacteriology - Gram Negative Rods

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Providencia rettgeri

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Bacteriology - Gram Negative Rods

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Burkholderia cepacia

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Bacteriology - Gram Negative Rods

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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

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Bacteriology - Gram Negative Rods

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Bacteroides fragilis

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Bacteriology - Gram Negative Rods

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Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1

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DNA enveloped virus

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Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2

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DNA enveloped virus

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Varicella-Zoster Virus

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DNA enveloped virus

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Cytomegalovirus

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DNA enveloped virus

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Epstein-Burr Virus

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DNA enveloped virus

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Human Herpesvirus 8

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DNA enveloped virus

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Smallpox Virus

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DNA enveloped virus

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Molluscum Contagiosum Virus

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DNA enveloped virus

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Adenovirus

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DNA nonenveloped virus

72
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Human Papillomavirus

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DNA nonenveloped virus

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Parvovirus B19

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DNA nonenveloped virus

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Influenza Virus

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RNA enveloped virus

75
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Measles Virus

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RNA enveloped virus

76
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Mumps Virus

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RNA enveloped virus

77
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Rubella Virus

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RNA enveloped virus

78
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Parainfluenza Virus

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RNA enveloped virus

79
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus

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RNA enveloped virus

80
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Coronavirus

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RNA enveloped virus

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Rabies Virus

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RNA enveloped virus

82
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Poliovirus

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RNA nonenveloped virus

83
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Coxsackie Viruses

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RNA nonenveloped virus

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Rhinoviruses

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RNA nonenveloped virus

85
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Norwalk Virus (Norovirus)

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RNA nonenveloped virus

86
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Rotavirus

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RNA nonenveloped virus

87
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Hepatitis A Virus

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Hepatitis Viruses

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Hepatitis B Virus

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Hepatitis Viruses

89
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Hepatitis C Virus

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Hepatitis Viruses

90
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Hepatitis D Virus

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Hepatitis Viruses

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Hepatitis E Virus

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Hepatitis Viruses

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Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus

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Arboviruses

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Western Equine Encephalitis Virus, St. Louis Encephalitis Virus, California Encephalitis Virus and West Nile Virus

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Arboviruses

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Yellow Fever Virus

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Arboviruses

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Dengue Virus

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Arboviruses

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Human T-Cell Lymphotropic Virus (HTLV)

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Tumor Viruses

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Human Papillomavirus

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Tumor Viruses

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