Microbiology: The Final Exam

Question 0

Multicellular or “multi cell” is a ____.

Answer 0

Mold

Question 1

Unicellular or “one cell” is a ____.

Answer 1

Yeast

Question 2

The appearance of fungus or fungi is known as ____.

Answer 2

Filaments

Question 3

Fungus or fungi reproduces by ____.

Answer 3

Spore formation

Question 4

Superficial fungal infections are known as ____.

Answer 4

Dermatomycosis

Question 5

Microsporum (“tinea” ringworm), Trichophyton (“tinea” jock itch), and Epidermophyton (“tinea” athlete’s foot) are all superficial fungal infections which means they are also known as ____.

Answer 5

Dermatomycosis

Question 6

A super infection which engulfs the entire body system is a ____ fungal infection.

Answer 6

Systemic

Question 7

Coccidiodides imitis, histoplasma capulatum, Candida Albicans, Aspergillus, cryptococcus neoformans, and pneumonceptis Carinii are all ____ fungal infections.

Answer 7

Systemic

Question 8

Coccidioidomyeosis is also known as ____.

Answer 8

Coccidioides imitis

Question 9

A respiratory fungal infection histoplasmosis is also ____.

Answer 9

Histoplasma capulatum

Question 10

____ or candidiasis causes thrush & yeast infections.

Answer 10

Candida albicans

Question 11

Aspergillosis, an external ear infection which is cause by aflatoxins (peanut farming in dirt) has another name of ____.

Answer 11

Aspergillus

Question 12

____ or cryptococcosis you can catch from pigeon droppings.

Answer 12

Cryptococcus Neformans

Question 13

Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) are enclosed sac like cysts in the lungs which are known as ____.

Answer 13

Pneumoceptis Carinii

Question 14

The smallest form of animal life is thought to be ____.

Answer 14

Protozoa

Question 15

The study of Protozoa is ____.

Answer 15

Protista

Question 16

Entamoeba histolytica, plasmodium malariae, and toxoplasma gondii are all ____ infections.

Answer 16

Protozoa

Question 17

Also known as amoebiasis, ____ causes amebic dysentery.

Answer 17

Entamoeba histolytica

Question 18

____ also known as malaria is a zoonotic infections (from monkeys), it’s transmitted by the female anopheles mosquito and causes red blood cell destruction.

Answer 18

Plasmodium malariae

Question 19

____ “Toxoplasmosis” causes residual or permanent paralysis of central nervous system. Sometimes is mistaken as polio, and can come from cat excretions.

Answer 19

Toxoplasma Gondii

Question 20

____ is mostly for the main part a skin rash.

Answer 20

Dermatropic

Question 21

____ “variola”, is the most infectious of skin diseases, has the highest mortality rate; only historically significant.

Answer 21

Small pox

Question 22

____ “rubeola” last for 10 days; koplik spots are found insipid the cheek.

Answer 22

Measles

Question 23

____ “rubella” lasts for 3 days; not as severe as regular measles, but can spread placentally leading to birth defects.

Answer 23

German Measles

Question 24

____ is an organism that has an affinity for developing in fetal tissue.

Answer 24

Taratogen

Question 25

____ “varicella” is 80% of occurrences! the 1st infection can leave scars, and typically builds immunity.

Answer 25

Chicken Pox

Question 26

____ “varicella zoster” is 20% of occurrences; the 2nd infection in a person who did not develop complete immunity from chicken pox.
Painful infection, follows the nerve endings and is found in the gluteal or torso region.

Answer 26

Shingles

Question 27

____ has skin lesions, occurs above the waist in the form of cold sores or fever blisters.

Answer 27

Herpes Simplex 1

Question 28

____ forms skin lesions below the waist causes uterine cancer and a STD.

Answer 28

Herpes Simplex 2

Question 29

____ is an upper respiratory infection.

Answer 29

Pneumotropic

Question 30

____“flu” is one of the few pandemic diseases most famous for causing 20 million deaths in 1919. There are 3 strains A B C.

Answer 30

Influenza

Question 31

____ “acute coryza” a rhinovirus; most common ailment in man, about 150 strains.

Answer 31

Common Cold

Question 32

____ “polio”, infantile paralysis, inflammation of the gray matter surrounding the spinal cord; no cross immunity.

Answer 32

Poliomelitis

Question 33

____ is an inflammation of the brain, largest of the zoonotic infections, primary migratory birds, horses, transmitted by culex mosquito’s.

Answer 33

Encelphalitis

Question 34

____ “hydrophobic”, once diagnosed 100% mortality rate, 2 types furious- “old yeller” “cujo”, dumb-NO SIGNS, Negri bodies found in brain 4 hours after death.

Answer 34

Rabies

Question 35

____ a prion, severe daily dementia, extremely contagious!

Answer 35

CJ Disease

Question 36

____ caused by epstein, spleen enlargement, barr virus, known as the kissing disease, also linked to rare form of cancer in black women, “Burkitts Lymphoma”

Answer 36

Infectious Mono

Question 37

____ infection in the parotid salivary glands, causes mumps, and a severe case can cause sterility.

Answer 37

Epidemic Parotitis

Question 38

____ causes spleen enlargement, found mostly in transplant recipients, mistaken for mono… “Salivary Gland Viruses”

Answer 38

Cytomegalovirus CID

Question 39

____ “Human Tcell Lymphocyte Virus” causes kaposi’s sarcoma, purple lesions on skin.
HIV 1
HIV 2
Arc (aids related complex)

Answer 39

Immunilogical