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Microbiology 2

Subject : health-sciences
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Undercooked crab meat; causes inflammation and secondary bacterial infection of the lung - causing hemoptysis






2. Eaton's agar






3. Colorado tick fever






4. Hookworms






5. 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).






6. Dengue fever






7. Generalized lymphadenopathy particularly postauricular and occipital






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






9. Tx for Toxocara canis






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






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






12. Maltese cross in RBC






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






14. Parainfluenza - croup






15. Severe congenital infection






16. Treatment for superficial candida infection






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






18. Hantavirus






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






20. Lyme disease


21. Food contaminated with eggs; intestinal infection; causes anal pruritis






22. Rhinovirus






23. M protein






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






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






26. Eggs visible in feces; intestinal infection






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






28. Tx for RSV






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






30. Alpha toxin






31. Reovirus






32. Corynebacterium diptheria toxin






33. Treatment for systemic infection by systemic mycoses






34. California encephalitis






35. Mumps






36. Rhabdoviruses






37. Tx for Trypanosoma cruzi






38. Warthin - Finkeldy giant cell






39. Parasite: Microcytic anemia






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






41. 3- day rash






42. Used in RSV to neutralize F protein






43. Tx for Legionella pneumophila






44. Councilman bodies (acidophilic inclusions) in liver






45. Deltaviruses






46. HTLV






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






48. Enterotoxin A






49. HIV - Encephalopathy






50. Filoviruses