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Microbiology 2

Subject : health-sciences
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Inflammation of muscle (larvae encyst in muscle)






2. River blindness






3. HIV - Hairy leukoplakia; often on lateral tongue






4. Rubeola






5. 5- day rash






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






7. HIV - TB like dz CD4<50






8. Reovirus






9. Enterotoxin A






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






11. Fever and hemolytic anemia; predominantly in NE USA






12. Parainfluenza - croup






13. Tx for Wuchereria bancrofti






14. Tx for Onchocerca volvulus






15. Deltaviruses






16. Tx of Schistosoma






17. Prophylaxis in close contacts of pts w/Haemophilus influenzae meningitis






18. M protein






19. Alpha toxin






20. Treatment for Sporothrix schenckii






21. HIV - Retinitis; cotton - wool spots on funduscopic exam






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






23. Protozoa: Bloating - flatulence - foul - smelling - fatty diarrhea






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






25. Coronaviruses






26. Shuffner dots






27. Echovirus






28. Mucicarmine






29. Retroviruses






30. Mumps






31. Lyme disease


32. Rotavirus






33. Lassa fever encephalitis






34. Tx for Toxocara canis






35. LCMV - lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus






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






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






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






39. Severe congenital infection






40. Tx for Taenid solium






41. Orthomyxoviruses






42. 'swiss cheese' appearance in brain






43. Bunyaviruses






44. Diphtheria toxin: Plasmid - lysogeny - bacterial chromosome?






45. Fungal infection with rhinocerebral - frontal lobe abscesses






46. Crimean - Congo hemorrhagic fever






47. Norwalk virus - viral gastroenteritis






48. Eastern equine encephalitis






49. 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).






50. IgA protease