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Microbiology 2

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Triad of chorioretinitis - hydrocephalus - intracranial calcifications






2. High fever - black vomitus - jaundice






3. 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.






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






5. Eggs visible in feces; intestinal infection






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






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






8. Enterotoxin A






9. St. Louis encephalitis






10. LCMV - lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus






11. Lyme disease


12. dsRNA segmented virus






13. Protozoa: Rapidly fatal meningoencephalitis






14. Rash spreads from head to toe






15. Tx for Loa Loa






16. Eggs in dog feces when ingested can cause cysts in liver; causes anaphylaxis if Ags are released from cysts (surgeons inject ethanol before removal to neutralize Ags).






17. Mucicarmine






18. River blindness






19. Hookworms






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






21. Generalized lymphadenopathy particularly postauricular and occipital






22. Protein A






23. HCV






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






25. Cellulitis from animal bite






26. Novobiocin






27. Inflammation of muscle (larvae encyst in muscle)






28. Optochin






29. Maltese cross in RBC






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






31. Corynebacterium diptheria toxin






32. Paramyxoviruses






33. 5- day rash






34. Reovirus






35. In drinking water; skin inflammation and ulceration.






36. HIV - Pneumonia CD4<200






37. Rotavirus






38. Ebola/Marburg hemorrhagic fever






39. HIV - Chronic watery diarrhea; acid - fast cysts seen in stool






40. Crimean - Congo hemorrhagic fever






41. Retroviruses






42. Alpha toxin






43. Hantavirus






44. Influenza virus






45. Parainfluenza - croup






46. Protozoa: Brain abscess in HIV






47. Flavivirus






48. Deltaviruses






49. Hepevirus






50. 3- day rash