Yang Micro review

Question 1

type of CNS infection is to be considered life threatening in all presentations

Answer 1

bacterial meningitis

Question 2

precense of PMNs in CSF indicates

Answer 2

actute bacterial meningitis

Question 3

gram - diplococci in CSF - species?

Answer 3

neisseria meningititdis

Question 4

gram + that often causes memingitis

Answer 4

strep pneumo

Question 5

,Meningitis by b nebingitides is usually aquired by:

Answer 5

hematogenous spread from the oropharynx

Question 6

bugs that can be spread by saliva

Answer 6

herpes, CMV, rabies

Question 7

most important virulance factor for N meningitides

Answer 7

LOS - variant of the LPS endotoxin

Question 8

most important to N meningitides pathegenesis

Answer 8

capsule

Question 9

congential infections causing particular problems

Answer 9

rubella/toxo

Question 10

brain ameoba species

Answer 10

naeglaria

Question 11

naeglaria found in

Answer 11

warm water

Question 12

treatment for botulism

Answer 12

equine Ig

Question 13

MOA of botulism tioxin

Answer 13

blocks ACh at the NMJ

Question 14

microscopic dx of herpes

Answer 14

tzank smear

Question 15

diseases that can only be treated with supportive care

Answer 15

polio, west nile,, STL encephalitis, coxsackie

Question 16

causes hand/foot/mouth disease

Answer 16

cocxsackie A16

Question 17

live attenuated virus for polio

Answer 17

Sabin

Question 18

killed virus for polo

Answer 18

salk

Question 19

negri bodies mean

Answer 19

rabies

Question 20

JC virus associated with

Answer 20

progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML)

Question 21

mutant measles causes

Answer 21

SSPE

Question 22

DNA virus

Answer 22

herpes (VZV)

Question 23

intranucleat inclusions mean it’s a DNA/RNA virus

Answer 23

DNA

Question 24

hemorrhagic viruses

Answer 24

dengue, yellow fever and Lassa fever