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Microbiology

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1. In which age group is the peak incidence for mononucleosis - and how are the reactive cytotoxic T cells termed?






2. Is pneumocystis a fungus or a protazoan






3. What does norwalk virus do






4. What toxin mediated diseases does staph aureas cause






5. yeast infection






6. What vaccine can prevent diptheria






7. What other organism is involved in vaginosis from gardnerella






8. biliary tract disease - cholangiocarcinoma - parasite






9. What does botulinum toxin do and What is it characterized by






10. Came up with the Endosymbiotic Theory






11. 1673 - First to see microorganisms - marked beginning of microbiology - 'animalcules' - 'father of the microscope'






12. What virulence factor binds Fc region of Ig - prevents opsonization and phagocytosis and what bug has it






13. Extrachromosomal piece of genetic information - can be genetically engineered






14. How endospores return to metabolizing cells when environmental conditions are better (food and water present)






15. 'powerhouse of the cell' - involved with ATP (energy) productions; contain 70S ribosomes






16. In which population do paramyxovirus cause disease and What do they cause






17. enveloped ssRNA with segmented genome (8)






18. What species producing watery diarrhea produce St and LT toxins - and is the main cause of travelers diarrhea






19. What diseases can HHV-6 cause and What is the route of transmission






20. What cell wall structures are common to both gram pos and gram neg bacteria






21. What are the symptoms of TB






22. What are the 4 Cs of HCV






23. Tissue died






24. What are the gram neg coccus (genus)






25. trematode causing inflammation of the biliary tract leading to pigmented gallstones - org - transmission - associated cancer - tx






26. How many segments are typically in reoviruses






27. Which are the DNA enveloped viruses






28. What are the two forms of Hansens disease and which patients get which






29. What are the top bugs for PID and what distinguishes them






30. Which bacteria have no cell wall






31. Why is there no vaccine for gonococci






32. meningitis from 6 -60 yrs






33. Amoebic dysentry - giardia - trichomoniasis - malaria - toxplasmosis






34. No metabolic activity






35. When should prophylactic vaccination of rabies vaccination occur






36. What happens when endotoxin activates the complement pathway






37. In what instance does primary TB become progressive lung disease and what happens






38. Cyst with four nuclei






39. What is the mode of transmission of salmonella and shigella






40. Non - enveloped virus usually lyses the host cell; enveloped virus takes portion of host cell membrane as envelope which may or may not result in cell lysis






41. Strict anaerobes that produce methane from CO2 and H






42. Lyme dz - ixodes tick that lives on deer and micd






43. asplenic pt






44. Cell walls contain mycolic acid






45. What is toxic shock syndrome - what bug secretes what substance to cause it






46. What cancers are associated with EBV virus






47. Water moves into the cell; cell wall is strong = contains the swelling - cell wall is weak = osmotic lysis






48. parotitis - meningitis - orchitis or oophoritis in young adults - agent and dz






49. What is the course of illness with food poisoning from S. aurues and B. cereus






50. How do group B strep grow on blood agar