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Microbiology 2

Subject : health-sciences
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Parasite: Liver cysts






2. Hepevirus






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






4. Eastern equine encephalitis






5. St. Louis encephalitis






6. HTLV






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






8. 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.






9. Parasite: Portal hypertension






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






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






12. HIV - Meningitis; India ink stain reveals narrow - based budding






13. Bunyaviruses






14. Protozoa: Severe diarrhea in AIDS - mild dz in non - immunocompromised






15. Enterotoxin A






16. 'Soap bubble' lesion in brain






17. C. tetani exotoxin: Plasmid - lysogeny - bacterial chromosome?






18. HIV - Superficial vascular proliferation; biopsy reveals neutrophilic inflammation






19. Giant roundworm






20. Picornaviruses






21. Tx for Loa Loa






22. Protozoa: Brain abscess in HIV






23. Cholangiocarcinoma






24. Parasite: Hematuria - bladder CA






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






26. Paramyxoviruses






27. Calicivirus






28. Sabouraud's agar






29. Echovirus






30. Tx for Wuchereria bancrofti






31. Tx for Legionella pneumophila






32. 5- day rash






33. Dilated cardiomyopathy - megacolon - megaesophagus






34. West nile virus






35. Rubeola






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






37. HCV






38. Used in RSV to neutralize F protein






39. Rhabdoviruses






40. Larvae in soil penetrate skin; lung sx; intestinal infection; causes vomiting - diarrhea - and anemia - abdominal bloating - weight loss.






41. Rhinovirus






42. Tx for Onchocerca volvulus






43. Severe congenital infection






44. HIV - Pleuritic pain - hemoptysis - infiltrates on imaging






45. Protein A






46. Deltaviruses






47. HIV - Pneumonia CD4<200






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






49. Yellow fever






50. Warthin - Finkeldy giant cell