MMI133_Midterm1_CondensedStudy

Question 1

cocci

Answer 1

round

Question 2

bacilli

Answer 2

mike-enikes

Question 3

staphylo

Answer 3

cluster

Question 4

strepto

Answer 4

chain

Question 5

diplo

Answer 5

2

Question 6

cocco

Answer 6

oval

Question 7

virbio

Answer 7

bean

Question 8

spirillum

Answer 8

short, loose squiggle

Question 9

spirochaete

Answer 9

torturous meander

Question 10

Neisseria meningitidis

Answer 10

disease of CSF
G-
diplococcus
capsul
droplet
endotoxin - lipid A - cell wall

petichiae/purpura

meningitis
sepsis-bacteria in bloodstream

Question 11

acid fast stain used for

Answer 11

bacteria with high wax/lipid content in cell wall

myco- bacteria

Question 12

Clostridium difficile

Answer 12

nosocomial
anaerobic G+
endospores
fecal-oral
no antibiotics/alcohols help

(TcdA, TcdB, CDT-C)
diahtrea, intestine gangrene
fecal matter implant/injest

Question 13

Listeria monocytogenes

Answer 13

psychrotroph
hardy
soil, animal intestine
animals + humans disease
(circling disease, septic abortion, CNS infections)
food borne
intra+extra cellular growth
pregnant women + elderly + compromised

cold cut meat, salad, milk,
fecal-oral

Question 14

HHV-3

Answer 14

chickenpox/zoster-shingles
zoster- causes PHN

Question 15

prion disease in humans

Answer 15

loss of bodily control

Question 16

Plasmodium spp

Answer 16

malaria