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Part 1 Board Review > Microbiology > Flashcards

Microbiology Flashcards

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M/C roundworm in the world, Colicky pain, lives in sm. intestine

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Ascaris lumbricoides

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In nuts & grains, makes Aflatoxin. Primary liver cancer. Fungus ball in lung

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Aspergillosus fumigatus

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Woolsorter’s disease, Inhaled spores, sporulation

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Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax)

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Endemic fungus on eastern seaboard from Florida to Canada

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Blastomycosis

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Whooping Cough, Inspiratory whoop

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Bordetella pertussis

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Lyme’s disease, Bull’s eye rash, Vector = Deer tick aka Lxodes scapularis

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Borrelia burgdorferi

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Recurrent/relapsing fever

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Borrelia recurrentis

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Bang’s disease, zoonosis from cattle, spontaneous abortions in cattle & undulant fever

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Brucella abortus

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Oral thrush = monoliasis in babies & diabetics. White discharge

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Candida albicans

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Parrot fever. Lower respiratory infection

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Chlamydia psittaci

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1st sign=diploplia, 2nd sign=death, Food poisoning

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Clostridium botulinum

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Gas gangrene. Organism aka “C. welchi”

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Clostridium perfringes

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San Joaquin valley fever. Endemic fungus in deserts of southwest

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Coccidiomycosis

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Gray pseudomembrane in throat. Metachromatic fever.

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Cornebacterium diphtherium (Diphtheria)

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A Rickettsia. Causes Q-fever, vector=milk, not organism. Weil-Felix(-)

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Coxiella burnetii

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Fish tapeworm, Can cause pernicious anemia

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Diphyllobothrium latum

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Amebic dysentery. Mild diarrhea. Cyst is infective form

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Entamoeba histolytica

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Pinworm. Scotch tape or “Anal cellophane” test. Itching.

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Enterobius vermicularis

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Infectious mono. Downey cells

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Epstein-Barr virus

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Rabbit fever. Hunters may get this.

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Francisella tularensis (Tularemia)

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Mucousy diarrhea, especially seen in AIDS patients

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Giardia lamblia

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Pink eye. Very contagious conjunctivitis. AKA Koch-weeks bacillus

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Haemophilus aegyptius

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Soft, painful, chancroid

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Haemophilus ducreyi

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Stomach ulcers, urease positive

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Helicobacter pylori

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25
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Type I = fever blister, Type II = Genital herpes

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Herpes simplex

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Shingles. Does not cross midline. Along dermatomes. Hides in DRG

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Herpes zoster

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Ohio/Mississippi valley fever. Calcific lesions in lung similar to TB

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Histoplasmosis

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28
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AIDS, HIV virus

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HTL V-III virus

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29
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Red currant jelly sputum

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Klebsiella pneumonia

30
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Legionnaire’s disease from contaminated ventilation water droplets. “Pontiac fever” = mild form of Legionnaire’s disease

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Legionella pneumophilia

31
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Kala-Azar. Viscerotropic. Sand fly vector

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Leishmania donovani

32
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Weil’s disease. Hemorrhagic jaundice.

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Leptospira icterohemorhagiae AKA Leptospira interrogans

33
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Listeria. Deli meats & soft cheeses

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Listeria monocytogenes

34
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River eye worm (African eye worm) Vector = flies. In Africa

35
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Pink cauliflower lesion on female genitalia

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Molluscum contagiosum

36
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Leprosy (Hansen’s disease). Acid fast (+). Destroys sensory nerves & skin

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Mycobacterium leprae

37
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Tuberculosis. Acid fast (+)

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

38
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1 cause of atypical pneumonia AKA walking pneumonia. Penicillin ineffective b/c mycoplasm lack cell wall

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Mycoplasm pneumonia

39
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M/C hookworm in US

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Necator americanus

40
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Gram (-) diplococcus. Chocolate agar. Coffee bean shape.

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

41
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Only meningitis to get a rash. Can be fatal

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Neisseria meningitides

42
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River blindness. Vector = flies. In Africa

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Onchocerca volvulus

43
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Warts. Transmitted by casual contact (skin contact). Persistant (latent)

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Papovavirus (Papillomavirus)

44
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Most fatal form of malaria. Black water fever.

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Plasmodium falciparum

45
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Most common form. Infective stage = sporozoite (mosquito injects) Pathogenic stage = merozoite (infected RBC bursts & lets them out)

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Plasmodium vivax, malariae, ovale

46
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Acellular protein particles. Causes Mad Cow, Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis, Creuztfield Jacob’s Disease, Scrapie (sheep), Kuru (New Guinea), Discovered by Stanley Pyusner

47
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Open burn infection. Blue/green pus. M/C cause of pneumonia in cystic fibrosis. Found in hot/warm & moist places, e.g. contact lenses & hot tubs.

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

48
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Causes croup & bronchiolitis. M/C respiratory infection in kids

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Respiratory syncytial virus

49
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German measles. 3-day measles. Mild fever. Congenital rubella syndrome

50
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(Red) measles. Koplik (white/blue) spots on buccal mucosa. high fever. 3C’s - coryza, conjunctivitis, cough. Atypical measles causes SSPE (subacute sclerosing panencephalitis)

51
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Salmonella food poisoning. Heat labile.

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Salmonella enteriditis

52
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Red pus

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Serratia marcenscens

53
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Bacillary dysentery

54
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Mumps. Parotiditis –> LMN CN7. Sequelae = oophritis, orchitis

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Sidomegalic paramyxoid virus

55
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Rose bush thorns, gardeners at risk

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Sporotherix shenckii

56
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Pathogenic Staph. Catalase (+) & Coagulase (+). Pneumonic = STOIC (scalded skin, toxic shock, osteomyelitis, impetigo, carbuncles)

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Staphylococcus aureus

57
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Gamma hemolytic strep. Dental caries

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Streptococcus mutans

58
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Beta hemolytic strep. Group A Lancefield. Catalase (-). Pneumonic = SERGIS (strep throat, Erysipelas, Rheumatic fever, Glomerulonephritis, Impetigo, Scarlet Fever) Jones major criteria for rheumatic fever. Aschoff bodies on cardiac valves from rheumatic fever.

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Streptococcus pyogenes

59
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Alpha hemolytic strep. M/C cause of typical Pneumonia

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

60
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Alpha hemolytic strep. SBE (subacute bacterial endocarditis)

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Streptococcus viridans

61
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Beef tapeworm

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Taenia saginata

62
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Toxoplasmosis. Vector = cat feces

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Toxoplasma gondii

63
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Syphilis. Hard, painless, chancre. 3 stages

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Treponema pallidum

64
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Yaws, non-venereal syph

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Treponema pertenue

65
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Trichinosis. Diagnosed off X-ray & biopsy

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Trichinella spiralis

66
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African sleeping sickness

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Trypanosoma gambiense

67
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Cow pox

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Chicken pox. Maculopapularvesicular rash = Red, elevated & fluid-filled

69
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Small pox. Guarneri bodies

70
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Reversal of Na/K pumps. No immune reaction. No lymph swelling. Rice water stools. Vomiting. Comma shaped.

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Vibrio cholerae (Cholera)

71
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Yellow fever. Discovered by Reed.

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Viscerotropic virus

72
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Bubonic plague, Black Death. Vector = rat flea

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Yesinia (pasteurella) pestis

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