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Microbiology 2

Subject : health-sciences
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1. C. tetani exotoxin: Plasmid - lysogeny - bacterial chromosome?






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






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






4. Tx for Pseudomonas aeruginosa






5. Parasite: Portal hypertension






6. Organisms causing rash on palms and soles






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






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






9. Cytotoxin B






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






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






12. West nile virus






13. Shuffner dots






14. Picornaviruses






15. Parasite: Hematuria - bladder CA






16. Rhabdoviruses






17. Yellow fever






18. Orthomyxoviruses






19. River blindness






20. Rickettsia transmitted by aerosol; no rash - no vector - neg Weil - Felix






21. High fever - black vomitus - jaundice






22. Echovirus






23. Triad of chorioretinitis - hydrocephalus - intracranial calcifications






24. Maltese cross in RBC






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






26. Hantavirus






27. Giant roundworm






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






29. 'Soap bubble' lesion in brain






30. Influenza virus






31. Tx for Loa Loa






32. Tx for Legionella pneumophila






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






34. Coronaviruses






35. Fungal infection with rhinocerebral - frontal lobe abscesses






36. O Ag of Salmonella: Plasmid - lysogeny - bacterial chromosome?






37. Treatment for Sporothrix schenckii






38. HIV - Hairy leukoplakia; often on lateral tongue






39. M protein






40. 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).






41. Treatment for superficial candida infection






42. Warthin - Finkeldy giant cell






43. Tx for Trypanosoma cruzi






44. HIV - Interstitial pneumonia; biopsy reveals cells with intranuclear and cytoplasmic inclusion bodies






45. Novobiocin






46. Tx for RSV






47. Cytotoxin B






48. Parasite: Liver cysts






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






50. Echovirus