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Microbiology

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1. What diseases can VZV cause and What is the route of transmission






2. Study of algae






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






4. What species producing watery diarrhea also produces gas gangrene






5. How does miliary TB occur and what happens






6. What does salmonella typhi cause






7. What feature of influenza virus promotes it entry into cells






8. Tularemia - tick bite - rabbits and deer






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






10. tissue nematode causing hyperpigmented skin and river blindess - allergic reaction to microfiliria - org - transmission - tx






11. Unimmunized child with pharyngitis - grayish oropharyngeal pseudomembrane which can obstruct the airway - painful throat






12. Severe diarrhea in AIDS - mild disease with watery diarrhea in immunoCtent - dz - transmission - dx - and tx






13. What can cause food poisoning in undercooked meat






14. PNA in CF - burn






15. Low grade fever - cough - hepatosplenomegaly in HIV pts with oval yeast cells within macrophages






16. Many sided; most common is icosahedron






17. Which are the DNA nucleocapsid viruses






18. What OI/disease occurs in the mouth and throat of AIDS pts






19. Which Abx are ineffective against obligate anaerobes and why - where are anaerobes nl found






20. What are the 4 phases of HIV






21. Pink






22. What OI's are HIV pos patients at risk for with CD4 < 400






23. What bug grows on chocolate agar with factors V (NAD+) and X (hematin)






24. What is the only live attenuated vaccine that can be given to HIV pos pts






25. What is the organism for endemic typhus (fleas)






26. protozoa causing spiking fevers - hepatosplenomegaly - pancytopenia - dz - org - transmission - dx - tx






27. What kind of exotoxin does bordetella pertussis have and What does it do






28. Unicellular and facultative






29. What is the presentation and mechanism of toxin in EHEC






30. Erythematous - sandpaper - like rahs with fever and sore throat - agent and dz






31. genital warts and koilocytes - org and dz






32. Campylobacter is a common antecedent to what neurologic disorder






33. What happens in stage 1 of lyme disease






34. Which DNA virus does not replicate in the nucleus






35. What causes granuloma inguinale (donovanosis)






36. Which staph make coagulase - and which don't






37. This fungi causes pneumonia and meningitis can disseminate to bone - cases inc after earthquakes - name of dz - classic histo finding and endemic area






38. Which are the segmented viruses and what feature do they all share






39. Cat scratch disease - can cause bacillary angiomatosis in immuncoCised patients - can be confused with KS






40. Nucleic acid goes into capsid; tail is attached






41. What are prion disease caused by






42. What does polyomavirus cause






43. Require high salt concentrations






44. which mycobacterium is also pulmonary with TB- like symptoms and not M. tuberculosis






45. What are the gram neg coccus (genus)






46. What does coxaskcievirus do






47. Which hepatitis virus is the hepevirus






48. What is the only bacterium with a polypeptide capsule and and What does it cause






49. Glycerol + fatty acid(s)






50. What is the fxn and chemical composition of the bacterial ribosome