Microbiology- Fungi, Helminths, & Protozoa

Question 1

Depth- Superficial
Tissue- Hair
Infection- Black Piedra
Name that Fungus

Answer 1

Piedraia Hortae

Question 2

Depth- Superficial
Tissue- outer epidermis
Infection- Pityriasis versicolor
Name that Fungus

Answer 2

Malassezia furfur - “spaghetti under microscope”

Question 3

Depth- Superficial
Tissue- Epidermis, hair, and dermis may be attacked
Infection- Dermatophytosis, also caled tinea or ringworm of the scalp (capitis), body (corporus), hand (manuum), feet (athlete’s foot), legs (crura), toenails/fingernails (unguium), & beard (berber)
Name that Fungus

Answer 3

Microsporum, Trichophyton & Epidermophyton

Question 4

Depth- Superficial
Tissue- Mucous membranes, skin, nails
Infection- Candidiasis, or yeast infection, aka moniliasis
In children it is THRUSH
Can cause “browning of nails”
Name that Fungus

Answer 4

Candida ALBICANS

Question 5

Depth- Subcutaneous
Tissue- Nodules beneath the skin; may invade lymphatics
Infection- Sporotrichosis
Name that Fungus

Answer 5

Sporothrix Schenckii
“Pricked by a ROSE thorn”

Question 6

Depth- Subcutaneous
Tissue- Large fungal tumors of limbs & extremities
Infection- Mycetoma, madura foot
Name that Fungus

Answer 6

Pseudallescharia Boydii,
Madurela mycetomatis

Question 7

Depth- Deep (enters lungs, may invade other organs)
Tissue/Area affected- Lungs (spore dust)
Infection- Coccidioidomycosis (San Joaquin Valley Fever)
Name that Fungus

Answer 7

Coccidioides immitis

Question 8

Depth- Deep (enters lungs, may invade other organs)
Tissue/Area affected- Lungs (inhaled)
Infection- North American blastomycosis (Chicago disease)
Name that Fungus

Answer 8

Blastomyces dermatitidis

Question 9

Depth- Deep (enters lungs, may invade other organs)
Tissue/Area affected- Lungs (Chicken Coup Cleaning)
Infection- HISTOPLASMOSIS (Ohio Valley Fever)
Name that Fungus

Answer 9

Histoplasma capsulatum

Question 10

Depth- Deep (enters lungs, may invade other organs)
Tissue/Area affected- Lungs (pigeon roosts)
Infection- Cryptococcosis (torulosis)
Name that Fungus

Answer 10

Cryptococcus Neoformans

Question 11

Depth- Deep (enters lungs, may invade other organs)
Tissue/Area affected- Lungs (skin)
Infection- Paracoccidioidomycosis (South American blastomycosis)
Name that Fungus

Answer 11

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Question 12

Depth- Deep (enters lungs, may invade other organs)
Tissue/Area affected- Lungs
Infection- Aspergillusfumigatus “Fungus balls” in the lungs!
Can affect systemically and cause death
Name that Fungus

Answer 12

Aspergillusfumigatus aka Necrotic Pneumonia

Question 13

Which intestinal helminth has a vector of close contact and can be identified with the scotch tape test?

Answer 13

Enterobius vermicularis (PINWORM)

Question 14

What intestinal helminth enters the human body via bare feet usually from sand?

Answer 14

Necator americanus (hookworm)

Question 15

What is the only intestinal roundworm that uses pigs and wild animals as its vector instead of humans?

Answer 15

Trichinella spiralis (hookworm)

Question 16

What tissue nematode moves from mosquito to humans and causes elephantitis?

Answer 16

Wuchereria BANCROFTI

Question 17

This fly bite makes nodules appear and can cause blindess if near the eye. What causes this?

Answer 17

Onchocerca volvulus (River Blindness)

Question 18

This roundworm vector comes from mangrove flies or deer flies

Answer 18

Loa Loa

Question 19

Lice cycle requirements for this infection require humans and Cyclops (aquatic invertebrate) and the cyclops is ingested with water containing it. Aka the “fire worm”

Answer 19

Dracunculus medinensis

Question 20

This Trematode (fluke) is the only one who uses humans, mammals, snails, and freshwater crabs in their life cycle requirement and is transmtted by consuming RAW CRAB

Answer 20

Paragonimus westermani

Question 21

3 flukes have the same vector and same life cycle requirements of Humans and Snails. What are they?

Answer 21

Schistosoma japonicum
Schistosoma mansoni
Schistosoma haematobium

Question 22

This fluke is obtained by consuming RAW FISH

Answer 22

Opisthorchis sinensis

Question 23

This is the largest/fattest tapeworm and comes from undercooked or raw beef

Answer 23

Taenia Saginata “SAGGING BEEF”

Question 24

Tapewrom coming from eatting undercooked or raw pork

Answer 24

Taenia Solium “PORKS’ GOT SOLE”

Question 25

This tapeworm comes from canine feces
Will give you cysts in the abdomen, coughing blood, and pain in gut

Answer 25

Echinococcus granuloses -“Doggy”

Question 26

This causes B12 deficiency and comes from raw/undercooked fish. Is the longest tapeworm

Answer 26

Diphyllobothrium latum -“Longest Tapeworm”

Question 27

Amebie dysentery - Trophozoite, luminal protozoa

Answer 27

Entamoeha histolytica

Question 28

Colitis -Trophozoite

Answer 28

Balantidium coli

Question 29

Presents early as a headache
Primary acute MENINGOENCEPHALITIS -Trophozoite

Answer 29

Naegleria fowleri

Question 30

Diarrheal disease, malabsorption, flagellates in stool (Trophozoie)

Answer 30

GAIRDAI LAMBLAI “Campers’ diarrhea”

Question 31

Urethritis, vaginitis - Trophozoite

Answer 31

Trichomonas vaginalis

Question 32

Opportunistic lung infection -Trophozoite; AIDS, Immunodepressed

Answer 32

Pneumocystis carinii (fungus

Carnii= AIDS patients

Question 33

Malignant tertian malaria -
Vector ANOPHELES mosquito

Answer 33

Plasmodium FALCIPARUM

Question 34

CNS disease, African Sleeping Sickness
Vector is TSETSE fly, is deadly
Rhodesiences is the msot fatal and fast moving

Answer 34

Trypanosoma rhodesiense, gambiense, brucei