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Mycoplasma characterisitcs

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can grow in cell free media
contains RNA and DNA
cell wall deficient (lacks a rigid cell wall)
requires sterols for growth

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M. pneumoniae causes

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tracheobronchitis
pneumonia limited to respiratory mucousa
mild hemolytic anemia

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M. pneumoniae treatment

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erythromycin, tetracycline or quinolones

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M. Hominis causes

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painful urination, unusual discharge and painful intercourse

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M. Hominis treatment

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erythromycin and zithromax

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M. Genitalium causes

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nongonococcal urethritis (NGU)
pelvic inflammatory disease PUD
cervicitis

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M. Genitalium treatment

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azithromycin

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Ureaplasma urealyticum causes

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nongonococcal urethritis, prostatitis, UTI, penile discharge
infertility, chorioamnionitis, stillburth, premature birth
pneumonia and meningitis

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Ureaplasma urealyticum treatment

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doxycycline

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How to identify species of Mycoplasma?

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cyctochek test kit identifies species
microarray based

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Chalmydiae characteristics

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obligate intracellular parasites
aerobic, nonmotile, rod/coccoid
forms elementary bodies

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Chlamydiae cell wall characteristics

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LPS layer, NO peptidoglycan
resembles gram negative but difficult to stain

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Chlamydiae typically causes

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genital, ocular, and respiratory infections
trachoma infections of the eyes

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elementary bodies

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chalmydiae
small extracellular infectious particles that resemble spores
cannot grow or divide

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Chlamydia trachomatis causes

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LGV (lymphogranuloma), STIs, pelvic inflammatory diseases, ectopic pregnancy
Bubos like Y. pestis

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C. pneumoniae causes

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pneumonia, bronchitis, pharyngitis

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Natural host of C. pneumoniae

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humas

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C. psittaci causes

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pulmonary infections (psittacosis)

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C. psittaci natural host

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birds, lower mammals

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Diagnosis method for Chlamydia

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Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT)
PCR

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NAAT is most commonly used to screen for

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C. trachomatis

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treatment for C. trachomatis

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azithromycin
multiple doses of doxycycline
erythromycin for pregnant women (that can’t take doxy)

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Rckettsiae characteristics

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obligate intracellular parasites
arthropod borne
zoonoses

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Rickettsiae rickettsiae

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Rocky Mountain spotted fever
causative agents vascular endothelial cells lead to vascular damage

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Coxiella burnetii (Rickettsiae)

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Q fever - manifests as pneumonia
human monocytotropic ehrlichiosis
cattle, sheep, goats, livestock and cats

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Mycology

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diverse heterogenous group of eukaryotes

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superficial mycoses

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common fungal infections limited to the skin and skin structures
ringworm, tineas

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Superficial mycoses treatment

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miconazole, nystatin and griseofulvin (topicals)

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subcutaneous mycoses

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group of fungal diseases that involve lymphatics, dermis, subcutaneous tissues and muscles
fungi implanted in the skin

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subcutaneous mycoses causes

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chromoblastomycosis, maduromycosis, sporotrichosis

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opportunistic mycoses

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not true pathogens
only in immunosuppressed patients

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systemic mycoses

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originate in the lungs
phagocytosis by macrophages, spread to many organs
can be fatal

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systemic mycoses treatment

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flucytosine and amphotericin b

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many fungi have what that inactive drugs

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a detoxification system

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histoplasma capsulatum

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histoplasmosis
mold that transforms into a yeast after being inhaled

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histoplasma capsulatum treatment

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amphotericin B

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Blastomyces dermatitidis

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Blastomycosis
mold that transforms into a yeast after being inhaled

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Blastomyces dermatitis treatment

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amphotericin B

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Coccidiodes immitis

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coccidiodomycosis
systemic
mold converts to a large endospore containing spherule in the body

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Coccidiodes immitis causes

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wide spectrum of pulmonary disease, skin and osteoarticular lesions, abscesses and meningitis

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Coccidiodes immitis treatment

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amphotericin b, itraconazole, fluconazole

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candida albicans

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opportunist, normal human flora
mucous membranes and skin affected
candidasis

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candida albicans causes

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candidiasis (thrush, vaginitis and diaper rash)
vulvovaginal candidiasis (yeast infection)

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Cryptococcus neoformans

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encapsulated environmental yeast via inhalation
systemic
cryptococcosis

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cryptococcus neoformans causes

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chronic lymphocytic meningitis

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cryptococcus neoformas treatment

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amphotericin B plus flucytosine and fluconazole

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Aspergillus flavus/fumigatus

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opportunist environmental mold
not normal human flora
in immunocompromised
mycotoxin that causes cancer

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amebas

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formless cells that move purposefully by extending pseudopods toward an attractive stimulus

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Flagellates

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intestinal and blood protozoa that is one or more flagella for locomotion
arthropod borne

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ciliates

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protozoa covered with tiny cilia that provide locomotion
extremely unusual

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Apicomplexans (sporozoa)

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important pathogens that include the agents of malaria, toxoplasmosis and other intestinal parasites
intracellular replication, gliding motility

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Entamoeba histolytica causes

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Amebic dysentery (presence of erythrocytes)
from contaminated water

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Amebic dysentery

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Destroys the epithelial lining of the large intestine; liver, lung, brain abscesses

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Entamoeba histolytia treatment

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metronidazole, tinidazole, paromomycin and iodoquinol

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Cryptosporidium parvum

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Cryptosporidiosis - causes diarrhea
found in the intestines of many birds and mammals

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Cryptosporidium parvum ingestion

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existence in the small intestine –> released sporozoites parasitize intestinal epithelial cells

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diagnosis of Cryptosporidium parvum

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microscoping, immunologic tests

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treatment of Cryptosporidium parvum

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nitazoxanide

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naegleria and acanthamoeba

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Freshwater amoeba
facultative parasites that cause primary amebic meningoencephalitis and keratitis

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Keratitis mainly effects

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soft contact lens wearers

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Giardiasis-Giardia Lamblia

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most common cause of waterborne epidemic diarrheal disease

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transmission of Giardiasis-Giardia Lamblia

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cyst contaminated water supplies
(avoid contaminated water)

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treatment for Giardiasis-Giardia Lamblia

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metronidazole

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Malaria

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plasmodium species
transmitted by a bite of an infected female mosquito
reproduces in the liver and also penetrates erythrocytes

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anemia can result from malaria and result in what?

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splenomegaly and hepatomegaly

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what is very toxic in malaria and what does it trigger

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TNF-alpha and interleukin-1
triggers chills and fevers

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treatment for malaria

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chloroquine, doxycycline, malarone, mefloquine, proguanil

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Hemoflagellate diseases

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caused by flagellated protozoa that infect blood

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Leishmania donovanni

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Leishmaniasis
Transmitted by sandflies from canines and rodents; can be mucocutaneous, cutaneous, or visceral;

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Treatment for Leishmania donovanni

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pentavalent antimonial compounds

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Toxoplasma gondii

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toxoplasmosis
fecal-oral transmission from infected animals
ingestion of undercooked meat, blood transfusion, etc.

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toxoplasmosis is characterized by

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lymphadenopathy

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diagnosis of toxoplasmosis

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serological tests

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treatment of toxoplasmosis

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pyrimethamine, sulfadiazine

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T. brucei

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African sleeping sickness by tsetse flies
causes interstitial inflammation and necrosis of the lymph nodes, brain, and heart

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T. cruzi

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Chagas disease
transmitted when a bite of tiatomid bug is contaminated with insect feces

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T. Cruzi treatment

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suramine, pentamidine, melarsoprol, eflornithine, nifurtimox

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diagnosis of T. Cruzi

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microscopic examination of blood and b y serological tests

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