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Microbiology 2

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






2. Optochin






3. Parasite: Microcytic anemia






4. Tx for Trypanosoma cruzi






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






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






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






8. HIV - Encephalopathy






9. Tx of Clonorchis sinensis






10. Parasite: Liver cysts






11. Novobiocin






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






13. Shuffner dots






14. Eggs visible in feces; intestinal infection






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






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






17. Tx for Leishmania donovani






18. Hookworms






19. Reovirus






20. Protein A






21. Ocular problems (cataracts - retinopathy - micropthalmos - glaucoma) - cardiovascular problems (PDA - VSD - pulmonary stenosis) - deafness - thrombocytopenia purpura - hepatosplenomegaly - CNS problems - bony lesions






22. Tx for Lyme dz






23. Tx for Loa Loa






24. M protein






25. In drinking water; skin inflammation and ulceration.






26. Treatment for Sporothrix schenckii






27. Pinworm






28. Yaws






29. Reovirus






30. Parainfluenza - croup






31. Eaton's agar






32. dsRNA segmented virus






33. Tx of Schistosoma






34. Colorado tick fever






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






36. Warthin - Finkeldy giant cell






37. High fever - black vomitus - jaundice






38. Tx for Wuchereria bancrofti






39. Picornaviruses






40. Food contaminated with eggs; intestinal infection; causes anal pruritis






41. Exotoxin A






42. Severe congenital infection






43. West nile virus






44. Influenza virus






45. Orthomyxoviruses






46. Western equine encephalitis






47. RSV






48. 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).






49. Arenaviruses






50. HIV - Superficial neoplastic proliferation of vasculature; biopsy reveals lymphocytic inflammation