Microbiology Flashcards
M/C roundworm in the world, Colicky pain, lives in sm. intestine
Ascaris lumbricoides
In nuts & grains, makes Aflatoxin. Primary liver cancer. Fungus ball in lung
Aspergillosus fumigatus
Woolsorter’s disease, Inhaled spores, sporulation
Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax)
Endemic fungus on eastern seaboard from Florida to Canada
Blastomycosis
Whooping Cough, Inspiratory whoop
Bordetella pertussis
Lyme’s disease, Bull’s eye rash, Vector = Deer tick aka Lxodes scapularis
Borrelia burgdorferi
Recurrent/relapsing fever
Borrelia recurrentis
Bang’s disease, zoonosis from cattle, spontaneous abortions in cattle & undulant fever
Brucella abortus
Oral thrush = monoliasis in babies & diabetics. White discharge
Candida albicans
Parrot fever. Lower respiratory infection
Chlamydia psittaci
1st sign=diploplia, 2nd sign=death, Food poisoning
Clostridium botulinum
Gas gangrene. Organism aka “C. welchi”
Clostridium perfringes
San Joaquin valley fever. Endemic fungus in deserts of southwest
Coccidiomycosis
Gray pseudomembrane in throat. Metachromatic fever.
Cornebacterium diphtherium (Diphtheria)
A Rickettsia. Causes Q-fever, vector=milk, not organism. Weil-Felix(-)
Coxiella burnetii
Fish tapeworm, Can cause pernicious anemia
Diphyllobothrium latum
Amebic dysentery. Mild diarrhea. Cyst is infective form
Entamoeba histolytica
Pinworm. Scotch tape or “Anal cellophane” test. Itching.
Enterobius vermicularis
Infectious mono. Downey cells
Epstein-Barr virus
Rabbit fever. Hunters may get this.
Francisella tularensis (Tularemia)
Mucousy diarrhea, especially seen in AIDS patients
Giardia lamblia
Pink eye. Very contagious conjunctivitis. AKA Koch-weeks bacillus
Haemophilus aegyptius
Soft, painful, chancroid
Haemophilus ducreyi
Stomach ulcers, urease positive
Helicobacter pylori
Type I = fever blister, Type II = Genital herpes
Herpes simplex
Shingles. Does not cross midline. Along dermatomes. Hides in DRG
Herpes zoster
Ohio/Mississippi valley fever. Calcific lesions in lung similar to TB
Histoplasmosis
AIDS, HIV virus
HTL V-III virus