Skin and soft tissue infections

Question 1

Give a bacteria

Its virulence factors

infection

Answer 1

B- Staph aureus

VF - PVL toxins

I - Boils or surgical wound infections

B- Staph Pyogenes

VF- Super antigens and toxic shock syndrome

I- Angular chelitis/ Impetigo

B- anerobes

VF- Alpha toxin

I- human bite wound.

Question 2

Name a virus-

The virulence factor

Examples

Answer 2

V- Herpes simplex

VF- Causes cell lysis

E-chicken pox

Question 3

Name a fungi

Its virulence factors

Examples.

Answer 3

F- Candida albicans

VF- phospholipidase

E- Oral candidiasis.