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Part 1: Microbiology (Viral, Bacterial & Fungal Infections) Flashcards

1
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A single stranded RNA virus is called a

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Viroid

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Virus either contain ____ or ____, not both

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DNA or RNA

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3
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Arboviruses/Arthropod borne viruses are transmitted by

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Mosquitoes

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4
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Polion is transmitted by

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oral/fecal

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5
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warts are transmitted by

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skin contact

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6
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Hep A is transmitted by

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oral/fecal

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7
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Hep B is transmitted by

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sex, IV drugs

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8
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Hep C is transmitted by

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transfusions, tattooing

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9
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Herpes Simplex Type 1 characteristics

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  • cold sores (above the belt)
  • can be in Trigeminal “Gasserion” ganglion ***
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10
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Herpes Simplex Type 2 characteristics

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below the belt

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11
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Characteristic of Molluscum Contagiosum:

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pink cauliflower lesion on female genitalia

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AKA for warts

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Papovavirus (Papillomavirus)

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13
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AKA for Rubella

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German Measles
3 day measles

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14
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Characteristics of Rubeola

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  • Koplik Spots in mouth
  • 3 C’s: Cough, Coryza (runny nose), Conjunctivitis
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15
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AKA for Vaccinia

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Cow Pox

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16
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AKA for Variola

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Small Pox

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17
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Characteristics of Coxsackie virus

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  • childhood dysentery
  • Hand, foot & mouth disease
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18
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Characteristics of Echovirus

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  • skin rash
  • heart disease
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19
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Characteristics of Polio

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  • affects anterior horn
  • bulbar type -> respiratory paralysis (major cause of death)
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20
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Bulbar =

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brainstem

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21
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Adenovirus causes:

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conjuctivitis & pharyngitis

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22
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Influenza has ________ ________ and/or _______.

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Antigenic shift and/or drift

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23
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A small mutation of Influenza is called ___________

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Drift

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24
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A big mutation of Influenza is called ___________

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Shift

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25
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What virus causes Mumps?

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Sidomegalic paramyxoid virus

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26
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Mumps can lead to:

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  • Parotiditis
  • LMNL of CN7 (bells palsy)
  • Sterility from oophritis or orchitis
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27
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RSV can cause

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Croup & Bronchiolitis

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28
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Definition of Capsid

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Covering of genetic material

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29
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What can cause disseminated disease in AIDS patients?

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Cytomegalovirus

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30
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Characteristics of rabies

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  • negri bodies in brain
  • hydrophobia
  • bullet shaped under microscope
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31
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MC cause of Reyes Syndrome

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Influenza

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32
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What disease has a negative reaction to aspirin?

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Reyes Syndrome

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33
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Reyes Syndrome can cause

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Fatty liver & encephalopathy

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34
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What occurs to RNA in AIDS?

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Reverse transcriptase (RNA -> DNA)

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35
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What cells are affected in AIDS and what cell destroys them?

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CD4 cells; T-Helper cells destroy them

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36
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1 fungal infection in AIDS pt’s:

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Pneumocystis Carinii

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37
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1 cause of death in AIDS pt’s

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Pneumocystis Carinii fungal infection

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38
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1 parasitic/protozoal infection in AIDS pt’s

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Toxoplasmosis

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39
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Toxoplasmosis is spread by

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cat feces

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40
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1 death by cancer in AIDS pt’s:

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Kaposi Sarcoma

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41
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The complication of Giardia Lamblia in AIDS pt’s causes

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mucousy diarrhea

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42
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What disease only replicates in the presence of Hep B?

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Hep D

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43
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What types of hepatitis are you a carrier for life?

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B, C & D

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44
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Side effect (Sequelae) of Hep A

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None

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45
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Side effect (Sequelae) of Hep B, C & D

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Liver Cancer

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46
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Does Hep A, B, C & D have RNA or DNA?

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Hep B is the only that has DNA all others have RNA

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47
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What form of Hepatitid has the best & worst diagnosis?

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Best: A
Worst: C

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48
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What are the 5 major Arboviruses?

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1) Eastern Equine Encephalitis
2) Western Equine Encephalitis
3) St. Loius Encephalitis
4) Yellow fever
5) Dengue Fever

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49
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What bacteria is present in the bubonic plague

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Yersinia Pestis aka Pasteurella pestis

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50
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The term Bubos in the bubonic plague means:

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neck & axillary lymph node enlargement

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51
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Death by asphyxition is a characteristic of…

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Bubonic plague

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52
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Tuleremia is caused by what bacteria?

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Francisella Tularensis

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53
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Tuleremia’s vector is

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rabbits, maybe squirrels

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54
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What organism is present in Botulism?

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Clostridium Botulinum

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55
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What organism is present in Campylobacter?

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C. Jejuni

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56
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What organism is present in Listeria?

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Listeria Monocytogenes

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57
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What organism is present in Salmonella?

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Salmonella entrides

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58
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What organism is present in Staphylococcus?

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Staph Aureus

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59
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What organism is present in Typhoid?

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Salmonella Typhi

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60
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What foods cause Botulism?

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GRAVIES & Meats
Home Canning

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61
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What foods cause Listeria

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Deli meats & soft cheeses

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62
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What foods cause salmonella?

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Eggs & Poultry

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63
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What foods cause Staphylococcus?

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Creams & custardds

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64
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What foods cause Typhoid?

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fecal contaminated food

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65
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What food poisoning mimics myasthenia gravis?

66
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Botulism prevents ____ release

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AcH (floppy baby syndrome)

67
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1st & 2nd symptoms of botulism:

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1st: diplopia
2nd: death

68
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What is the #1 cause of food poisoning & diarhhea?

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Campylobacter (C. Jejeni)

69
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Signs & Symptoms of Campylobacter

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Abdominal pain & blood/pus in stool
Fever

70
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Signs & Symptoms of Typhoid

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Rose colored spots on abdomen
peyer’s patches on ileum

71
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What test is used for Typhoid fever?

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Widal test

72
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What organism causes Cholera?

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Vibrio Cholera

73
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What organism causes Shigella

74
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What organism causes Travelers diarrhea

75
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Contaminated water can cause (2)

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Cholera & E. COli

76
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Shigella is transmitted from

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contaminated soil & water

77
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Rice water stool are characteristic of

78
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blood in the stool can be a sign of this water borne disease:

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blood in stool aka: Bacillary/bacterial dysentery
Shigella

79
Q

The Enterohemorrhagic form of E. Coli is ______ and can cause:

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E. Coli OH157; Hamburger’s disease/Death

80
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Food borne diseases (6)

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1) Botulism
2) Campylobacter
3) Listeria
4) Salmonella
5) Staphylococcus
6) Typhoid

81
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Water borne diseases (4)

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1) Brucellosis
2) Cholera
3) Shigella
4) Traveler’s Diarrhea

82
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Soil Borne diseases (4)

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1) Anthrax
2) Tetanus
3) Shigella
4) Gas Gangrene

83
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What organism causes Anthrax?

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Bacillus Anthracis

84
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What organism causes Tetanus?

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Clostridium Tetani

85
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What organism causes Gas Gangrene?

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Clostridium Perfingins

86
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AKA for Anthrax disease

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Woolsorter’s disease

87
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What causes Anthrax disease?

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Inhaled spores from animal hides or woll making it zoonotic

88
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What causes Lock jaw in Tetanus?

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Inhibits GABA & Glycine

89
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1 & #2 causes of Otitis Media:

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1: Haemophilus Influenza

#2: Strep Pneumoniae

90
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1 & #2 causes of Otitis Externa aka swimmers ear

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1: E. Coli

#2: Pseudomonas Aeruginosa

91
Q

Spirochete Diseases (2)

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1) Lyme’s disease
2) Syphilis

92
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What organism causes Lyme’s disease?

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Borrelia Burgdorferi

93
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Charcteristic of Lyme’s disease

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Erythema Chronicum Migricans
(Bulls eye rash)

94
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What organism causes Syphilis?

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Treponema Pallidum

95
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Characteristics of the following stage of Syphilis: Primary

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hard painless chancre

96
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Characteristics of the following stage of Syphilis: Secondary

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  • Condylomata lata (flat warts on vulva)
  • maculopapular rash
97
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Characteristics of the following stage of Syphilis: Latency

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may or may not have symptoms

98
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Characteristics of the following stage of Syphilis: Tertiary

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  • Neurosyphilis
  • gummas
  • argyll robertson pupil
  • tabes dorsalis
99
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How do bacteria replicate?

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binary fission-asexual reproduction

100
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What is the enzyme that acts on the bacteria B hemolytic strep?

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Streptokinase

101
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The enzyme Coagulase acts on

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Bacterial Staph

102
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The enzyme Hemolysin acts on

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Bacterial Staph

103
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The enzyme Leukocidin acts on

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bacterial staph or strep

104
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the enzyme Hyaluronidase acts on

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bacterial Staph, Strep or Clostridia

105
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Function of the enzyme streptokinase

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dissolves clots to organisms can spread faster

106
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Function of the enzyme Coagulase

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Fibrin -> Fibrinogen (makes it thicker)

107
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Function of the enzyme Leukocidin

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Exotoxin that kills WBCs & phagocytes

108
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Function of the enzyme Hyaluronidase

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Breaks down tissue “cement” of hyaluronic acid

109
Q

Mesophilics are killed by

110
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MC causes of meningitis in newborns

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1st: E. COli
2nd:Listeria

111
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What organism causes meningitis in adults?

A

Strep pneumoniae

112
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List of protozoal infections (6)

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1) Amebiasis
2) Giardiasis “beaver fever”
3) Kala-Azar “Leichmaniasis”
4) Malaria
5) Toxoplasmosis
6) Trypanosomiasis

113
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What organism causes Amebiasis

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Entamoeba Histolytica

114
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What organism causes Giardiasis “beaver fever”?

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Giardia Lamblia

115
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What organism causes Kala-Azar

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Leishmania Donovani

116
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What organism causes Malaria

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Plasmodium Vivax (MC) & Plasmodium Falciparum (Most fatal)

117
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What organism causes Toxoplasmosis?

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Toxopanosoma Gondii

118
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What organism causes Trypanosomiasis

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Trypanosoma Cruzi (Chaga’s disease) & Trypanosoma Gambiense (African sleeping sickness)

119
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Kala-Azar is transmitted from

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sand flies

120
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Trypanosomiasis is transmitted from:

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Kissing bug or Tsetse fly

121
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Amebiasis is transmitted from

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contaminated food or water

122
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What is the infective form of Amebiasis?

123
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What is the infective form of Giardiasis?

124
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Amebiasis causes what symptoms?

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dysentery, mild diarrhea

125
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Giardiasis causes what symptoms?

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Flatulance, poor absorption & Mucousy diarrhea

126
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What protects against Malaria?

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Sickle cell allele

127
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What is the infective stage vs. the merozoite stage of Malaria?

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Infective: Sporozoite (gets into blood)
Merozoite: where it propagates through the blood

128
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When does Malaria become pathogenic?

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in the Merozoite stage -> hemolytic anemia & Chronic splenomegaly

129
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What is the most fatal form of Malaria?

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Plasmodium Falciparum

130
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What type of mosquito is responsible for carrying Malaria?

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Anopheles mosquitoe

131
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List of fungal infections (6)

A

1) Aspergillosis
2) Blastomycosis
3) Coccidiomycosis
4) Histoplasmosis
5) AIDS Pneumonia
6) Sporotrichosis

132
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What organism causes Aspergillosis?

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Aspergillus Fumigatus

133
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What organism causes Blastomycosis?

A

Endemic fungus

134
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What organism causes Coccidiomycosis?

A

endemic fungus

135
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What organism causes histoplasmosis

A

endemic fungus

136
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What organism causes AIDS pneumonia?

A

Pneumocystis Carinii

137
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What organism causes Sporotrichosis?

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Sporotherix schenckii

138
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What disease is transmitted by nuts & grains?

A

Aspergillosis

139
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What disease is transmitted by Eastern seaboard?

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Blastomycosis

140
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What disease is transmitted by the Deserrts of the Southwest?

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Coccidiomycosis

141
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What disease is transmitted by Michigan and Ohio Valleys?

A

Histoplasmosis

142
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What disease is transmitted by Pigeon droppings?

A

AIDS Pneumonia

143
Q

What disease is transmitted by Rosebush thorns, flowers?

A

Sporotrichosis

144
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What disease is aka San Joaquin Valley Fever?

A

Coccidiomycosis

145
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What does Histoplasmosis do to the body?

A

creates calcific lesions in the lungs

146
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Who is at risk for Sporotrichosis?

147
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What does Aspergillous do to the body?

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creates fungus ball in lungs
can cause liver cancer

148
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Tinea Barbae means

A

ringworm of beard

149
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Tinea capitis means

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ringworm of scalp

150
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tinea corporis means

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ringworm of body

151
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tinea cruris means

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ringworm of groin “jock itch”

152
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tinea pedis means

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ringworms of foot

153
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inea unguinum means

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ringworm of nail

154
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tinea versicolor means

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color change of surface of the skin

155
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What organism causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?

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Rickettsia Rickettsii

156
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Rocky mountain spotted fever is transmitted by

157
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Signs & symptoms of rocky moutain spotted fever:

A

rash on wrists & ankles

158
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Q fever is caused by what organism?

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Coxiella Burnetii

159
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Coxiella Burnetii is ________ for Weil-Felix.

160
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Coxiella burnetii (Q-Fever) is transmitted by

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