T2 Pathogens & Causing Agents Flashcards
What is the pathogen that causes GASTRITIS AND ULCERS?
Helicobacter pylori
What is the pathogen that causes TOXOPLASMOSIS? (Cat host parasite)
Toxoplasma gondii
Name the pathogen that causes COVID-19
SAR-CoV-2 (Coronavirus)
Name the pathogen that causes Syphilis
Treponema pallidum
What is the pathogen that causes Gonorrhea?
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
What is the most prominent fungal infection of the genitourinary system?
vaginal candidiasis
What is the causing agent for vaginal candidiasis?
Candida albicans
Name the pathogen that causes GENITAL HERPES
Herpes Simplex Virus -2
Name the pathogen that causes GENITAL WARTS AND CERVICAL CARCINOMA
Human Papilloma Virus [HPV]
Name the pathogen that causes AIDS
HIV
Plasmodium falciparum
Name the pathogen that causes CANDIDIASIS (opportunistic pathogen)
Candida albicans
Name the pathogen that causes CHICKENPOX & SHINGLES
Varicella-Zoster virus
What is the pathogen that causes FLU OR INFLUENZA?
Influenza virus
Which virus causes gingivostomatitis and cold sores?
HSV-1
What is the pathogen that causes COMMON COLD?
Rhinovirus
What is the pathogen that causes FLU OR INFLUENZA?
Influenza virus
Bacterial meningitis is usually caused by?
H. influenzae, N. meningitidis, S. pneumoniae, L. monocytogenes, Staphylococcus
Name the pathogen that causes Botulism
Clostridium botulinum
Name the pathogen that causes Cryptococcosis
Cryptococcus neoformas
Watery diarrhea is caused by what pathogen?
Vibrio cholerae
Enterotoxigenic E. coli
Bacillary dysentery (shigellosis) is cause by what bacteria?
Shigella bacteria
Campylobacter enteritis is caused by what pathogen?
Campylobacter jejuni
Live attenuated vaccine
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Killed or inactivated vaccines
A trip could kill you!
