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1
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Encapsulated organisms

Some Killers Have Pretty Nice Shiny Bodies

A 
Streptococcus
Klebsiella
Haemophilus influenzae
Pseudomonas
Neisseria meningitidis
Salmonella typhi
B group Streptococci (agalactiae)
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Phage-mediated Toxins/ Toxin transmission via transduction

ABCDE

A 
ShigA-like toxin 
Botulinum toxin 
Cholera Toxin
Diphtheria
Erythrogenic toxin
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3
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Strawberry Tongue (3)

A

Kawasaki
TOxic shock syndrome
Scarlet fever

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4
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Pulmonary hemorrhage (3)

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Respiratory anthrax
Congenital Syphillis
Weil’s syndrome (Leptospirosis)

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5
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Pseudo membranous diseases

A 
Clostridium difficile (ps colitis)
Candida albicans (pm esophagitis)
Corynebacterium diphtheria (on pharyngitis)
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Buboes

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Bubonic plague (yersinia pestis)
Lymphgranuloma vereneum (chlamydia)
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7
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Pseudobubo

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Klebsiella

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Acrodermatitis

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  1. Enteropathica from zinc deficiency

2. Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans: borrelia burgdorferi

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9
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Lyme Disease symptoms (Borrelia burgdorferi)

BAKE a Lyme pie

A

Bell’s Palsy
Arthritis/Acrodermatitis
Kardiac block
Erythema chronicum migrants

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10
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Large aggregates of lipid laden macrophages

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Lepta

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11
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Masses of AFB

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GLobi

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12
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Heterophil negative mononucleosis

A

Toxoplasmosis

CMV

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13
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Heterophil positive mononucleosis

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EBV

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14
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Blueberry muffin skin

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Rubella
CMV
Neuroblastoma

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15
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Rubella 5 Bs

A 
Butas as puso
Bulag
Bingi
Bobo
Blueberry muffin
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16
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Anaerobes

A

Actinomycetes
Bactericides
CLostridium

17
Q

Obligate intracellular parasite

Really Cold

A

Rickettsia

Chlamydia

18
Q

Lactose Fermenters

LaCtose is KEE

A

Citrobacter
Klebsiella
E. Coli
Enterobactor

19
Q

Urease producing

Particular Kinds Have Urease

A

Proteus
Klebsiella
H. Pylori
Ureaplasma

20
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Facultative intracellular bacteria

Some Bugs May Live FacultativeLY

A 
Salmonella
Brucella
Mycobacterium
Listeria
Francisella
Legionella
Yersinia
21
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Motility patterns: tumbling

22
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Motility: shooting star

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Vibrio cholera epidemic

23
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Swarming motility

24
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Falling leaf motility

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Giardiasis

25
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2 mimicked of TB

A

Histoplasmosis

Paragonimus

26
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DNA VIRUSES

HHAPPPy

A 
Hepadna (Hep B) 
Herpesviridae (CMV, HSV, EBV, VZV)
Adenoviridae (adenovirus)
Poxviridae (Smallpox, molluscum)
PArvo B 19
Papa (HPV, polyoma)
27
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Naked DNA viruses

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PArvo B 19
Adenovirus
Papo (HPV, Polyoma, JCV, BKV)

28
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Circular DNA viruses

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Hepadna

PApoL HPV, Polyoma, JCV, BKV

29
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Herpesviridae

Get HERPES on a CHEVrolet

A

CMV
HSV
EBV
VZV

30
Q

Picornaviridae RNA viruses

PERCHed on a PIC

A 
Poliovirus
Echovirus
RHinovirus
Coxsackie virus
Hepatitis A virus
31
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PaRaMMyxoviridae

A

Parainfluenza
Rev
Measles
Mumps

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