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Microbiology 2

Subject : health-sciences
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Larvae in soil penetrate skin; lung sx; intestinal infection; causes vomiting - diarrhea - and anemia - abdominal bloating - weight loss.






2. Fever then rash






3. Inflammation of muscle (larvae encyst in muscle)






4. Rash spreads from head to toe






5. Triad of chorioretinitis - hydrocephalus - intracranial calcifications






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






7. Calicivirus






8. Ebola/Marburg hemorrhagic fever






9. Optochin






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






11. Protozoa: Rapidly fatal meningoencephalitis






12. Pinworm






13. Eaton's agar






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






15. High fever - black vomitus - jaundice






16. River blindness






17. IgA protease






18. HAV






19. Severe; daily cycles; parasitized RBCs occlude capillaries in brain - kidneys - lungs






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






21. Generalized lymphadenopathy particularly postauricular and occipital






22. Treatment for local infection by systemic mycoses






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






24. 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.






25. Tx for RSV






26. RSV






27. HDV






28. Alpha toxin






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






30. Tx for neurocystercercosis






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






32. HCV






33. 'swiss cheese' appearance in brain






34. HIV - TB like dz CD4<50






35. Cytotoxin B






36. 5- day rash






37. Dengue fever






38. Shiga toxin






39. All contain surface F 'fusion' protein






40. Treatment for systemic candida infection






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






42. St. Louis encephalitis






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






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






45. HTLV






46. Treatment for systemic infection by systemic mycoses






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






48. Organisms causing rash on palms and soles






49. Snails are host






50. Giant roundworm