Recall

Question 1

Name the pathogenic gram +ve bacteria. [4]

Answer 1

1. Staphylococcus aureus
2. Streptococcus pyogenes
3. Corynebacterium diptheriae
4. Clostridium perfringens

Question 2

Name the pathogenic gram -ve bacteria. [6]

Answer 2

1. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
2. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
3. Haemophilus influenzae
4. Bordatella pertussis
5. Treponema pallidum
6. Chlamydia trachomatis

Question 3

Name the pathogenic yeasts. [3]

Answer 3

1. Candida albicans
2. Cryptococcus neoformans
3. Malassezia furfur

Question 4

Name some pathogenic dermatophytes. [3]

Answer 4

1. Trichopython rubrum
2. Microsporum canis
3. Epidermopython floccosum

Question 5

Name the main filamentous pathogenic fungus.

Answer 5

Aspergillus fumigatus

Question 6

CCPPSHB

Name the pathogenic dimorphic fungi. [7]

Answer 6

1. Candida albicans
2. Pneumocystis jiroveci
3. Blastomyces dermatitidis
4. Coccidioides immitis
5. Histoplasma capsulatum
6. Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
7. Sporothrix schenkii

Question 7

Name the pathogenic blood and tissue protozoa. [4]

Answer 7

1. Plasmodium spp. (f, k, v, o, m)
2. Trypanosoma brucei (African)
3. Trypanosoma cruzi (American)
4. Leishmania spp. (donovani, tropica, brasiliensis)

Question 8

Name the pathogenic intestinal and urogenital protozoa. [4]

Answer 8

1. Entamoeba histolytica
2. Giardia lamblia
3. Trichomonas vaginalis
4. Balantidium coli

Question 9

Name the pathogenic nematodes. [2]

Answer 9

1. Ascaris lumbricoides
2. Wuchereria bancrofti

Question 10

Name the pathogenic trematodes. [2]

Answer 10

1. Fasciola hepatica (sheep liver fluke)
2. Schistosoma spp. (mansoni, haematobium, intercalatum, japonicum)

Question 11

Name the pathogenic cestodes. [2]

Answer 11

1. Taenia solium (pork tapeworm)
2. Taenia saginata (beef tapeworm)

Question 12

Name the important viruses. [6]

Answer 12

1. Influenza (A, B, and C, Orthmyxovirus)
2. Herpesviruses (HHV 1-8)
3. HIV (1 and 2, Retrovirus)
4. Ebolavirus (Filovirus)
5. Rabiesvirus (Rhabdovirus, Lyssavirus)
6. Coronaviruses

Question 13

Name some important latent infections. [4]

Answer 13

1. HHV-2
2. VZV
3. HIV
4. Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Question 14

Name some opportunistic pathogens.

Answer 14

Fungi:

• Cryptococcus neoformans (meningoencephalitis)
• Pneumocystic jiroveci (Pneumocystis pneumonia)
• Aspergillus fumigatus

Bacteria:

• Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB)
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa (wound, burn infection)