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1
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roundworm
colicky pain, lives in small intestine
m/c roundwarm in world

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Ascaris lumbricoides

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in nuts and grains, makes aflatoxin
primary liver cancer
fungus ball in lungs

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Aspergillosus fumigatus

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anthrax, woolsorter’s dz, inhaled spores, sporulation

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Bacillus anthracis

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endemic fungus on eastern seaboard from florida to canada

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Blastomycosis

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5
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pertussis
whooping cough
inspiratory whoop

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Bordetella pertussis

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6
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lyme’s dz
bulls eye rash
vector = deer tick
aka lxodes scapularis

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Borrelia burgdorferi

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7
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recurrent/relapsing fever

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Borrelia recurrentis

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bang’s dz
zoonosis from cattle
spontaneous abortions in cattle and undulant fever

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Brucella abortus

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9
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oral thrush = monoliasis in babies and diabetics

white discharge

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Candida albicans

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10
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psittacosis
parrot fever
lower respiratory infection

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Chlamydia psittaci

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botulism
1st sign = diploplia
2nd sign = death
food poisoning

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Clostridium botulinum

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12
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gas gangrene

organism aka “C. welchi”

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Clostridium perfringes

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San Joaquin valley fever

endemic fungus in deserts of southwest

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Coccidiomycosis

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diphtheria, gray pseudomembrane in throat

metachromatic fever

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Cornebacterium diphtherium

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15
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a Ricketssia
causes Q fever
vector = milk, not organism
weil-felix (-)

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Coxiella burnetii

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16
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fish tapeworm

can cause pernicious anemia

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Diphyllobothrium latum

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17
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amebic dysentery
mild diarrhea
cyst is infective form

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Entamoeba histolytica

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18
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pinworm
scotch tape or “anal cellophane” test
itching

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Enterobius vermicularis

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19
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infectious mono

downey cells

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epstein-barr virus

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20
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tularemia, rabbit fever

hunters may get this

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Francisella tularensis

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21
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mucousy diarrhea, especially seen in AIDS patients

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Giardia lamblia

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22
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pink eye
very contagious conjunctivitis
“koch-weeks bacillus”

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Haemophilus aegyptius

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chancroid

soft painful chancroid

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Haemophilus ducreyi

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24
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stomach ulcers

urease +

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Helicobacter pylori

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25
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fever blister type 1 = above belt

genital type 2 = below belt

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Herpes simplex

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26
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shingles
does not cross midline
along dermatomes
hides in DRG

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Herpes zoster

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27
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ohio/mississippi valley fever

calcific lesions in lung similar to TB

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Histoplasmosis

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28
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AIDS, HIV virus

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HTLV - III virus

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29
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red currant jelly sputum

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Klebsiella pneumonia

30
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Legionnaire’s dz from contaminated ventilation water droplets
“pontiac fever” = mild form of Legionnaire’s dz

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Legionella pneumophilia

31
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Kala-Azar
viscerotropic
vector = sand fly

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Leishmania donovani

32
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Weil’s dz
hemorrhagic jaundice
aka “leptospira interrogans”

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Leptospira icterohemorhagiae

33
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Listeria

deli meats and soft cheeses

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Listeria monocytogenes

34
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river eye worm (african eye worm)

vector = flies in africa

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Loa Loa

35
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pink cauliflower lesion on female genitalia

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Molluscum contagiosum

36
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Leprosy = Hansen's dz 
acid fast (+) 
destroys sensory nerves and skin
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Mycobacterium leprae

37
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TB 
acid fast (+)
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis

38
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1 cause of atypical pneumonia

aka walking pneumonia
penicillin ineffective b/c mycoplasm lack cell wall

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Mycoplasm pneumonia

39
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hook worm

m/c in US

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Necator americanus

40
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1 PID/Salpingitis

Gr - Diplococcus
chocolate agar
coffee bean shape

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Neisseria gonorrhoeae

41
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meningitis
only meningitis to get a rash
can be fatal

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Neisseria meningitides

42
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River blindness

vector = flies in africa

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Onchocerca volvulus

43
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warts
transmitted by casual contact (skin contact)
persistent (latent)

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Papovavirus (papillomavirus)

44
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most fatal form of malaria

black water fever

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Plasmodium falciparum

45
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most common form
infective stage = sporozoite (mosquito injects)
pathogenic stage = merozoite (infected RBC bursts and lets them out)

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Plasmodium vivax, malariae ovale

46
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Acellular protein particles
causes Mad Cow, bovine spongiform encephalitis, Creutzfield jacob’s dz, scrapie, kuru
discovered by Stanley Pyusner

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prions

47
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open burn infection 
blue/green pus 
m/c pneumonia in cystic fibrosis 
found in hot/warm and moist places 
contact lenses and hot tubs
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa

48
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RSV
causes croup and bronchiolitis
m/c respiratory infection in kids

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respiratory syncytial virus

49
Q

german measles
3-day measles
mild fever
congenital rubella syndrome

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Rubella

50
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(red) measles
koplic (while/blue) spots on buccal mucosa
high fever
coryza, conjunctivitis, cough

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Rubeola

51
Q

salmonella food poisoning

heat labile

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Salmonella enteriditis

52
Q

red pus

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Serratia marcenscens

53
Q

bacillary dysentery

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Shigella

54
Q

mumps
parotiditis -> LMN CN7
sequelae = oophoritis, orchitis

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Sidomegalic paramyxoid virus

55
Q

rose bud thorns

gardener’s at risk

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Sporotherix schenckii

56
Q

pathogen staph
catalase +
coagulase -
STOIC

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Staphylococcus aureus

57
Q

gamma hemolytic strep

dental caries

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Streptococcus mutans

58
Q

betal hemolytic strep
group A
catalase -
SERGIS

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Streptococcus pyogenes

59
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alpha hemolytic strep

m/c cause of typical pneumonia

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Streptococcus pneumoniae

60
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alpha hemolytic strep

SBE: subacute bacterial endocarditis

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Streptococcus viridans

61
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beef tapeworm

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Taenia saginata

62
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toxoplasmosis

vector = cat feces

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Toxoplasma gondii

63
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syphilis
hard painless chancre
3 stages

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Treponema pallidum

64
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yaws, non venereal syphilis

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Treponema pertenue

65
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trichinosis

diagnosed off x-ray

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Treponema spiralis

66
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African sleeping sickness

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Trypanosoma gambiense

67
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cow pox

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Vaccinia

68
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chicken pox

maculopapulovescivular rash = red, elevated, fluid filled

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Varicella

69
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small pox

guarneri bodies

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Variola

70
Q 
cholera
reversal of Na/K pumps 
no immune reaction 
rice water stools 
vomiting (comma shaped)
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Viscerotropic virus

71
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yellow fever

discovered by Reed

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Viscerotropic virus

72
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Bubonic plague, black death

vector = rat flea

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Yesinia (pasteurella) pestis

Irene Gold - Micro (12 decks)

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