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Microbiology 2

Subject : health-sciences
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1. LCMV - lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus






2. Erythrogenic exotoxin of strep pyogenes: Plasmid - lysogeny - bacterial chromosome?






3. Orthomyxoviruses






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






5. HAV






6. Ebola/Marburg hemorrhagic fever






7. HIV - Encephalopathy






8. Protozoa: Rapidly fatal meningoencephalitis






9. Protein A






10. Rhinovirus






11. Cholangiocarcinoma






12. Calicivirus






13. Hantavirus






14. Tx of Paragonimus westermani






15. Triad of chorioretinitis - hydrocephalus - intracranial calcifications






16. Tx for Trypanosoma cruzi






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






18. Eaton's agar






19. Periorbital edema






20. Exotoxin A






21. Dilated cardiomyopathy - megacolon - megaesophagus






22. Optochin






23. 5- day rash






24. Treatment for Tinea versicolor






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






26. HTLV






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






28. Sandfly/Rift valley fevers






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






30. Tx for Leishmania donovani






31. Shuffner dots






32. HIV - Hairy leukoplakia; often on lateral tongue






33. Parasite: Liver cysts






34. Tx for Wuchereria bancrofti






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






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






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






38. Tx for RSV






39. 'Soap bubble' lesion in brain






40. Rubeola






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






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






43. Corynebacterium diptheria toxin






44. Councilman bodies (acidophilic inclusions) in liver






45. Reovirus






46. Echovirus






47. Warthin - Finkeldy giant cell






48. Shiga toxin






49. Filoviruses






50. Deltaviruses