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Microbiology 2

Subject : health-sciences
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Flavivirus






2. Reovirus






3. Treatment for systemic candida infection






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






5. Sandfly/Rift valley fevers






6. Bacitracin






7. Opportunistic fungal infection in ketoacidotic diabetic or leukemic patients






8. Bunyaviruses






9. Foul - smelling - greenish discharge from vag; itching and burning; STD






10. Rash spreads from head to toe






11. Giant roundworm






12. HIV - Encephalopathy






13. Tx for Diphyllobothrium latum






14. Ebola/Marburg hemorrhagic fever






15. Optochin






16. Treatment for Sporothrix schenckii






17. Tx for Trichomonas vaginalis






18. Togavirus






19. Cycles occuring every other day; dormant form in liver -> tx w/primaquine






20. Eaton's agar






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






22. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis






23. Rubeola






24. HCV






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






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






27. Protozoa: Brain abscess in HIV






28. HIV - Squamous cell carcinoma; often in anus (MSM) or cervix (females)






29. Retroviruses






30. Periorbital edema






31. Fever and hemolytic anemia; predominantly in NE USA






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






33. Shuffner dots






34. HIV - TB like dz CD4<50






35. Protein A






36. Dilated cardiomyopathy - megacolon - megaesophagus






37. Maltese cross in RBC






38. Sabouraud's agar






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






40. Tx for Lyme dz






41. Yaws






42. Hantavirus






43. California encephalitis






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






45. Exotoxin A






46. Eggs visible in feces; intestinal infection






47. 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.






48. Fever then rash






49. Treatment for systemic infection by systemic mycoses






50. Influenza virus