Microbiology Flashcards

1
Q

Staphylococcus aureus stains what color?

A

Purple (Gram +)

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2
Q

A “Bull-eye” rash is associated with what organism?

A

Borrelia burgdorferi

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3
Q

What is the most common type of meningitis?

A

Viral

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4
Q

1 fungal infection in humans?

A

Histoplasmosis

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5
Q

1 fungal pathogen causing disease/illness in humans?

A

Candida albicans

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6
Q

Most common cause of bacterial gastrointestinal disease in the US?

A

Campylobacter jejuni

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7
Q

1 cause of foodborne illness in the US?

A

Norovirus

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8
Q

HHV-3 is associated with which disease?

A

Chicken pox/shingles

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9
Q

HHV-4 is associated with which disease?

A

Mononcucleosis

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10
Q

Cytomegalovirus is associated with which human herpes virus?

A

HHV-5

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11
Q

Primary syphillis is associated with which key symptom?

A

chancre

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12
Q

Which two disease are associated with a chancre?

A

Syphillis and chancroid

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13
Q

Which two diseases have a bubo as a symptom?

A

Bubonic plague and Lymphogranuloma venereum

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14
Q

The most common roundworm worldwide is?

A

Ascaris lumbricoides

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15
Q

What disease causes pseudomembrane formation in the throat?

A

Diptheria

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16
Q

Rickettsia rickettsii is assocated with what?

A

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

17
Q

Which organism is associated with food poisoning, impetigo, folliculitis, scalded skin syndrome, and toxic shock syndrome?

A

Staphylococcus aureus

18
Q

Peptic ulcer are associated with which organism?

A

Helicobacter pylori

19
Q

Tinea pedis is associated with which condition?

A

Athlete’s Foot

20
Q

Most common organism to cause urinary tract infection?

A

Escherichia coli

21
Q

Preferred adjusting table disinfectant:

A

Quats (Quaternary Ammonium Compounds)

22
Q

What organism causes Legionnair’es disease?

A

Legionella pneumophila

23
Q

“rice water” stools is associated with what disease?

A

Cholera

24
Q

Pneumonia is typically caused by which organism?

A

Streptococcus pneumoniae

25
Q

Enterobius vermicularis causes what disease?

A

Pinworms

26
Q

Pityriasis versicolor is caused by which organism?

A

Malassezia furfur

27
Q

What “pyocyanin” organism infects burn patients?

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

28
Q

Most common cause of meningitis in newborns less than 3 months old?

A

Streptococcus agalactiae

29
Q

Which organism causes Cat Scratch Fever?

A

Bartonella henselae

30
Q

Bordetella pertussis causes what disease?

A

Whooping cough

31
Q

What is the vector for West Nile Virus?

A

mosquito

32
Q

“Beaver Fever” is another name for what disease?

A

Giardiasis