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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 penetrateskin of feet; intestinal infection can cause anemia (suck blood from intestinal walls).






2. 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.






3. Generalized lymphadenopathy particularly postauricular and occipital






4. Norwalk virus - viral gastroenteritis






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






6. Optochin






7. Tx for Onchocerca volvulus






8. Rotavirus






9. Tx for Diphyllobothrium latum






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






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






12. Fungal infection with rhinocerebral - frontal lobe abscesses






13. Reovirus






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






15. HIV - Encephalopathy






16. Pinworm






17. Mumps






18. Exotoxin A






19. dsRNA segmented virus






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






21. Poliovirus






22. Echovirus






23. St. Louis encephalitis






24. Triad of chorioretinitis - hydrocephalus - intracranial calcifications






25. Parasite: Liver cysts






26. Protozoa: Rapidly fatal meningoencephalitis






27. Picornaviruses






28. Undercooked meat (pork)






29. Hantavirus






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






31. Reovirus






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






33. Ebola/Marburg hemorrhagic fever






34. HCV






35. Fever then rash






36. Coxackievirus






37. Novobiocin






38. Tx for Legionella pneumophila






39. Deltaviruses






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






41. Rhinovirus






42. Tx for Lyme dz






43. Treatment for systemic infection by systemic mycoses






44. 'swiss cheese' appearance in brain






45. Sabouraud's agar






46. Corynebacterium diptheria toxin






47. West nile virus






48. Treatment for Tinea versicolor






49. HIV - Hairy leukoplakia; often on lateral tongue






50. M protein