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Microbiology 2

Subject : health-sciences
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Rash preceded by cough - coryza - conjunctivitis






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






3. 'swiss cheese' appearance in brain






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






5. Hepevirus






6. Giant roundworm






7. Yellow fever






8. Opportunistic fungal infection in ketoacidotic diabetic or leukemic patients






9. Retroviruses






10. High fever - black vomitus - jaundice






11. 5- day rash






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






13. Parasite: Liver cysts






14. HIV - Hairy leukoplakia; often on lateral tongue






15. Poliovirus






16. Lassa fever encephalitis






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






18. Tx for Legionella pneumophila






19. Togavirus






20. Periorbital edema






21. Sabouraud's agar






22. Cellulitis from animal bite






23. Crimean - Congo hemorrhagic fever






24. Cytotoxin B






25. Treatment for Sporothrix schenckii






26. Reovirus






27. Fever then rash






28. Inflammation of muscle (larvae encyst in muscle)






29. Kala - azar: spiking fevers - hepatosplenomegaly - pancytopenia






30. Severe congenital infection






31. Treatment for local infection by systemic mycoses






32. Optochin






33. Echovirus






34. Tx for Babesia






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






36. Corynebacterium diptheria toxin






37. RSV






38. IgA protease






39. HIV - Pneumonia CD4<200






40. Reovirus






41. Tx for Lyme dz






42. Undercooked meat (pork)






43. Tx for Loa Loa






44. LCMV - lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus






45. Picornaviruses






46. Shiga toxin






47. Treatment for Tinea versicolor






48. Enterotoxin A






49. Bacitracin






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