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Module 11: Bacterial Pathogens Flashcards

Memorizing common bacterial pathogens

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What is the full name for Rickettsia?

A

Rickettsia rickettsii

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What is the same for pinpoint spots found in rickettsia rickettsii?

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petechiae

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What is the name for larger petechiae?

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purpura

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What are the two full names for Neisseria?

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae of Neisseria meningitidis

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How is N. gonorrhoeae diagnosed?

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Chocolate agar or PCR

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Which form of Neisseria causes urethritis?

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N. gonorrhoeae

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Which form of Neisseria is an opportunistic pathogen found in the upper respiratory tract?

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N. meningitidis

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What is the term that describes slow-starting symptoms that rapidly worse?

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Fulminant progression

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How is N. meningitidis diagnosed?

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spinal tap

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What is the term referring to “containing pus?”

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purulent

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Do N. gonorrhoeae or M. meningitidis have capsules?

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yes, both do

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Which bacterial pathogen is vector borne, gram-negative, obligate intracellular, and often causes “spotted fevers?”

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Rickettsia

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What is the full scientific name for rocky mountain spotted fever?

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Rickettsia rickettsii

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Which genus of bacteria is a gram-negative bacilli, has polar flagella, is an opportunistic pathogen, and is a common nosocomial infection?

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Pseudomonas

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What is the scientific name for the bacteria that is associated with moist, watery environments and that infection rates increase with warm weather?

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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What is the scientific name for the bacteria that is especially common in cystic fibrosis patients?

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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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17
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Otitis externa is often caused by what bacterial pathogen?

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Pseudomans aeruginosa

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18
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What genus of bacteria is motile, gram-negative, slightly curved in shape, and is often transmitted via raw/undercooked shellfish?

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Vibrio

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What is the scientific name for the bacteria that causes cholerae?

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Vibrio cholerae

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What is the order of the bacteria that is a gram-negative bacilli, is motile, has flagella, and can easily use conjugation to inherit drug resistance?

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Enterobacteriales

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19
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What bacteria is the most common cause of UTIs?

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Escherichia coli

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20
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What is the term referring to the stomach flu?

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Gastroenteritis

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21
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Salmonella is part of which order?

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Enterobacteriales

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What are the two diseases that can be caused by salmonella?

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Typhoid fever and gastroenteritis

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How can salmonella be diagnosed?

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selective or differential culture of stool or leftover food

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24
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What is the scientific name for the disease that causes the 3 types of plague?

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Yersinia pestis

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What are the three types of plague?

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Bubonic, pnemonic, and septicemic

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What is the term for tissue death that is associated with the black death?

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Gangrene

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27
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What is the term for “bad air?”

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Miasmas

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28
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What is the genus name that required blood in its growth medium?

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Haemophilus

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Where is haemophilus commonly found?

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Upper respiratory tract, mouth, vagina, and intestinal tract

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30
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What is the scientific name for the bacteria that begins in the upper respiratory tract, becomes sinusitis, otitis, and possibly pneumonia?

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Haemophilus influenzae

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What is the bacterial genus that is slender, curved, and has multiple flagella?

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Helicobacter

32
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What is the most common cause of peptic ulcers?

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Helicobacter pylori

33
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What is the enzyme that raised stomach pH and allows Helicobacter pylori to grow?

34
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What is the genus that includes whooping cough?

A

Bordetella

35
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What is the scientific name for whooping cough?

36
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What are the 4 types of clostridium bacteria?

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C. botulinum, C. tetani, C. perfringens, and C. difficile

37
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What bacterial pathogen prevents muscle contraction and is known as weak or flaccid paralysis?

A

Clostridium botulinum

38
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What bacterial pathogen prevents muscles from relaxing and is known as rigid or spastic contraction?

A

Clostridium tetani

39
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What is the biological toxin that is produced by Clostridium tetani?

A

tetanospasmin

40
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What bacterial pathogen can be contracted from improperly sterilized canned foods that contain endospores?

A

Clostridium perfringens

41
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What bacterial pathogen is known as deadly diarrhea and can be treated via fecal transplant?

A

Clostridium difficile

42
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What is the scientific name of the bacteria that causes anthrax?

A

Bacillus anthracis

43
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What are the 3 types of Bacillus anthracis?

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Cutaneous, pulmonary, and gastrointestinal

44
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What is the name of the genus that is classified by its pattern of growth in grape-like clusters?

A

Staphylococcus

45
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What 2 bacterial pathogens causes impetigo?

A

Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes

46
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What is the scientific name for the most pathogenic strain of staphylococcus and that produces coagulase?

A

Staphylococcus aureus

47
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What is the Staphylococcal strain that lacks coagulase?

A

Staphylococcus epidermidis

48
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What bacterial pathogen causes scarlet fever?

A

Streptococcus pyogenes

49
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What is the term for “destroying red blood cells?”

A

Hemolysins

50
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What genus can cause necrotizing fasciitis?

A

Streptococcus

51
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What genus is a microaerophile and a psychrotroph?

52
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What is the scientific name for the Listeria bacteria that is transmitted via raw, contaminated food?

A

Listeria monocytogenes

53
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What are the two genuses of bacteria found in the phylum actinobacteria?

A

Mycobacterium and Chlamydia

54
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What are the two strains of mycobacterium?

A

M. tuberculosis and M. leprae

55
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What condition is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis?

A

Tuberculosis

56
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What is the scientific name of the bacterium that causes leprosy?

A

Mycobacterium leprae

57
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What is another name for leprosy?

A

Hansen’s disease

58
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What is the bacteria that causes trachoma and STIs?

A

Chlamydia trachomatis

59
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What is the term for abnormally position eyelashes?

A

Trichiasis

60
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What is the term meaning “to scrape or wear away by friction?”

61
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What are the two bacteria that are found in the phylum spirochaetes?

A

Borrelia burgdorferi and Treponema pallidum

62
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What bacteria causes lyme disease?

A

Borrelia burgdorferi

63
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What is the vector in Borrelia burgdorferi?

A

blacklegged/deer ticks

64
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Erythema migrans is a characteristic skin rash of what bacteria?

A

Borrelia burgdorferi

65
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What bacteria causes syphilis?

A

Treponema pallidum

66
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What are chancres?

A

painless sores that form 2-3 weeks after syphilis infection

67
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What species of Neisseria has a high prevalence and low mortality?

A

N. gonorrhoeae

68
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What species of Neisseria has a low prevalence and high mortality?

A

N. meningitidis

69
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What is the term that means a bacteria required very specific nutrients in order to grow?

A

Fastidious

70
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What type of bacterial infection has increased infection rates during the warm months of the year?

A

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

71
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What bacteria is often the cause of stomach cancer?

A

Helicobacter pylori

72
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What is the best way to prevent pertussis?

A

DTaP vaccine

73
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Is Bacillus anthracis gram negative or gram positive?

A

Gram positive

74
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What species of streptococcus is beta hemolytic?

A

Streptococcus pyogenes

75
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What is a common treatment for Streptococcus pyogenes?

A

Penicillin

76
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What genus of bacteria contains mycolic acid?

A

Mycobacterium

77
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What is the purpose of mycolic acid?

A

It slows the penetration of drugs and nutrition

78
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Which phylum of bacteria is often viewed by darkfield microscopy?

A

Spirochetes

Microbiology (2060) (21 decks)

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