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Microbiology

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1. What bug produces a blue - green pigment






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






3. Why aren't myccolasma seen on gram stain






4. What is a capsule conjugated with a protein






5. rash beginning at the head and moving down - rash is preceded by cough coryza and conjunctivitis and blue white spots on the buccal mucosa - agent and dz






6. Will show size and arrangement






7. fever - hemolytic anemia - northeastern US - maltese cross (and ring) - dz - transmission - dx and tx






8. What bug secretes scarlet fever erythrogenic toxin and What does it cause






9. What is the fever cycle for p. falciparum






10. Herpes - warts






11. Which males have UTIs






12. What are the diagnostic markers of UTI






13. What does polyomavirus cause






14. Capitalized/italics or underlined






15. Human fetus when acquired during pregnancy (stillbirth - brain damage - vision)






16. What are the different virulence factors in E. coli and What do they cause






17. What does inflammatory diseases do staph aureus cause






18. How does miliary TB occur and what happens






19. What does Anti HBcAg (IgM) indicate






20. Which DNA virus does not replicate in the nucleus






21. How do group B strep grow on blood agar






22. What is seen on with the dermatophytes with KOH prep






23. meningitis in children (6 months - 6 yrs)






24. Which neisseria has a polysaccharide capsule






25. What are the viral causes of meningitis






26. What does Anti HBsAg indicate






27. Methanogens - halophiles - and hyperthermophiles






28. What OI/disease occurs in the skin of AIDS pts






29. What are agryll roberston pupils






30. Bacteriophage






31. Virus that infects bacteria






32. Capsid is removed to release nucleic acid






33. What are the ToRCHeS infxns and What are the nonspecific signs common to ToRCHeS infxns






34. Which mycobacterium are acid fast






35. What are the two poliovirus vaccines






36. Which flaviviruses are also arboviruses and which are not






37. Tularemia - tick bite - rabbits and deer






38. How is cryptococcus diagnosed in the lab and Where is it found


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






40. Which are the herpesviruses






41. 20 triangular faces and 12 corners






42. What tod the lab studies show for mycoplasma pneumonia


43. lysogenic phage infects bacterium - viral DNA incorporated into bacterial chromosome - when phage DNA is excised can bring portions of bacterial chromosome into capside






44. Unimmunized child with a rash beginning at his head and moving down with postauricular lymphadenopathy






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






46. PNA in CF






47. What aspect of PID is a risk factor fo ectopic pregnancy - infertility - chronic pelvic pain - adhesion






48. What bug grows on thayer - martin (or VPN) media - What does VPN stand for






49. What species causes bloody diarrhea is a protozoan






50. What doe HBV and HCV infxn predispose to...