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Microbiology 2

Subject : health-sciences
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Undercooked meat (pork)






2. Fever and hemolytic anemia; predominantly in NE USA






3. Hantavirus






4. Treatment for systemic infection by systemic mycoses






5. Maltese cross in RBC






6. Parasite: Microcytic anemia






7. Echovirus






8. California encephalitis






9. Orthomyxoviruses






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






11. All contain surface F 'fusion' protein






12. Eastern equine encephalitis






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






14. Transmitted by deer fly - horse fly - and mango fly; causes swelling in skin (can see worm crawling in conjunctiva)






15. Protozoa: Bloody diarrhea - liver abscess - RUQ pain






16. Tx for Trypanosoma cruzi






17. Treatment for systemic candida infection






18. Female mosquito; causes blockage of lymphatic vessels (elephantitis). Takes 9 months to 1 year after bite to get elephantiasis sx.






19. Yaws






20. HAV






21. Colorado tick fever






22. Rhinovirus






23. Tx for Pseudomonas aeruginosa






24. Rash spreads from head to toe






25. West nile virus






26. Tx for Onchocerca volvulus






27. Dilated cardiomyopathy - megacolon - megaesophagus






28. Organisms causing rash on palms and soles






29. Cytotoxin B






30. Warthin - Finkeldy giant cell






31. IgA protease






32. Flavivirus






33. River blindness






34. Mumps






35. Hookworms






36. Alpha toxin






37. Erythrogenic exotoxin of strep pyogenes: Plasmid - lysogeny - bacterial chromosome?






38. Botulinum exotoxin: Plasmid - lysogeny - bacterial chromosome?






39. Snails are host






40. Crimean - Congo hemorrhagic fever






41. Reovirus






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






43. Enlarged lymph nodes - recurring fever (d/t Ag variation) - somnolence - coma






44. Rubeola






45. Tx of Paragonimus westermani






46. Parasite: Hematuria - bladder CA






47. Treatment for local infection by systemic mycoses






48. Generalized lymphadenopathy particularly postauricular and occipital






49. Transmitted by female blackflies; causes hyperpigmented skin. Can have allergic reaction to microfilaria






50. Ebola/Marburg hemorrhagic fever