Microbiology Pathogenetic Agents

Question 1

What kind of disease does Prions cause?

Answer 1

BSE- Bovine "Mad cow" 
Scrapie- Sheep
FSE- Cats
CWD- Elk/Deer "Chronic wasting disease"
CJD- Humans "Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease"

Question 2

Viruses cause what kind of disease? Non-Enveloped.

Answer 2

Parvovirus, Foot& mouth disease, Poliovirus, Blue tongue.

Question 3

Viruses cause what kind of disease? Enveloped.

Answer 3

Rabies, West Nile virus, Distemper, Influenza

Question 4

Bacteria: What is GPC in chains?

Answer 4

Streptococcus

Question 5

What disease does Streptococcus cause?

Answer 5

Virulent wound infections, harmless normal skin flora.

Question 6

Bacteria: What is GPC in clusters?

Answer 6

Staphylococcus

Question 7

What disease does Staphylococcus cause?

Answer 7

Mastitis

Question 8

Bacteria: What is GPB?

Answer 8

Clostridium sp, and Listeria sp.

Question 9

What disease does Clostridium sp. cause?

Answer 9

“Black Leg” in ruminants.

Question 10

What disease does Listeria sp. cause?

Answer 10

“Circling disease” in ruminants.

Question 11

Bacteria: What is a GN Spirillum?

Answer 11

Borrelia sp, Campylobacter sp.

Question 12

What disease does Borrelia cause?

Answer 12

Causes Lyme disease.

Question 13

What disease does Campylobacter cause?

Answer 13

Abortions and fever in many species.

Question 14

Bacteria: What is GNB?

Answer 14

Pasteurella sp, Salmonella sp.

Question 15

What disease does Pasteurella cause?

Answer 15

“Shipping fever” in cows.

Question 16

What disease does Salmonella cause?

Answer 16

Enteritis

Question 17

Bacteria: What is GNC?

Answer 17

Moraxella sp.

Question 18

What disease does Moraxella cause?

Answer 18

“Pink eye” in cows.