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Microbiology 2

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Warthin - Finkeldy giant cell






2. Sabouraud's agar






3. 'swiss cheese' appearance in brain






4. Rotavirus






5. Colorado tick fever






6. Parasite: Portal hypertension






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






8. Transmitted by female blackflies; causes hyperpigmented skin. Can have allergic reaction to microfilaria






9. HDV






10. Hepevirus






11. Protein A






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






13. Eggs visible in feces; intestinal infection






14. Arenaviruses






15. Pinworm






16. Protozoa: Brain abscess in HIV






17. Severe congenital infection






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






19. Undercooked meat (pork)






20. Hantavirus






21. Shiga toxin






22. Opportunistic fungal infection in ketoacidotic diabetic or leukemic patients






23. California encephalitis






24. Food contaminated with eggs; causes granulomas (in in retina -> blindness) and visceral larva migrans






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






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






27. Paramyxoviruses






28. Calicivirus






29. Treatment for systemic infection by systemic mycoses






30. Rash spreads from head to toe






31. Tx for Toxocara canis






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






33. Alpha toxin






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






35. Hookworms






36. Sandfly/Rift valley fevers






37. Parasite: Liver cysts






38. Used in RSV to neutralize F protein






39. Tx of Paragonimus westermani






40. Treatment for Tinea versicolor






41. Giant roundworm






42. RSV






43. Tx for Echinococcus granulosus






44. Rubella






45. Filoviruses






46. Deltaviruses






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






48. Cytotoxin B






49. West nile virus






50. HIV - Encephalopathy