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Microbiology 2

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Parasite: Microcytic anemia






2. Tx for Trypanosoma cruzi






3. Larvae penetrateskin of feet; intestinal infection can cause anemia (suck blood from intestinal walls).






4. Fever then rash






5. HTLV






6. Undercooked crab meat; causes inflammation and secondary bacterial infection of the lung - causing hemoptysis






7. Picornaviruses






8. Kala - azar: spiking fevers - hepatosplenomegaly - pancytopenia






9. Ebola/Marburg hemorrhagic fever






10. Tx for RSV






11. Shiga toxin






12. Shiga toxin: Plasmid - lysogeny - bacterial chromosome?






13. Giant roundworm






14. Protein A






15. Parasite: Hematuria - bladder CA






16. Deltaviruses






17. Influenza virus






18. Reovirus






19. Food contaminated with eggs; causes granulomas (in in retina -> blindness) and visceral larva migrans






20. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis






21. Reovirus






22. O Ag of Salmonella: Plasmid - lysogeny - bacterial chromosome?






23. Rotavirus






24. Bunyaviruses






25. RSV






26. Causes inflammation of the biliary tract -> pigmented gallstones






27. HIV - Hairy leukoplakia; often on lateral tongue






28. Eastern equine encephalitis






29. Generalized lymphadenopathy particularly postauricular and occipital






30. 'Soap bubble' lesion in brain






31. HIV - Retinitis; cotton - wool spots on funduscopic exam






32. Cercariae penetrate skin of humans; causes granulomas - fibrosis - and inflammation of the spleen and liver. Chronic infection can lead to squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder.






33. Severe congenital infection






34. Arenaviruses






35. Ingestion of larvae encysted in undercooked pork. Cysticercosis and neurocysticercosis - mass lesions in brain.






36. Used in RSV to neutralize F protein






37. HIV - Abscesses - ring - enhancing lesions on imaging






38. Cholangiocarcinoma






39. Snails are host






40. HCV






41. Ingestion of larvae in raw freshwater fish. Causes vitamin B12 defic anemia.






42. Filoviruses






43. HIV - Non - hodgkin's lymphoma (large cell type); often on oropharynx (Waldeyer's ring)






44. Retroviruses






45. Pinworm






46. Tx of Clonorchis sinensis






47. Enterotoxin A






48. Tx for Onchocerca volvulus






49. Enterotoxin A






50. Hepevirus