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Microbiology 2

Subject : health-sciences
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Parainfluenza - croup






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






3. Crimean - Congo hemorrhagic fever






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






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






6. Treatment for Tinea versicolor






7. Coxackievirus






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






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






10. Optochin






11. Tx for Toxocara canis






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






13. Tx for Wuchereria bancrofti






14. Tx for Leishmania donovani






15. Tx for Trypanosoma cruzi






16. Cytotoxin B






17. HTLV






18. Dilated cardiomyopathy - megacolon - megaesophagus






19. Enterotoxin A






20. Hookworms






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






22. Shuffner dots






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






24. RSV






25. Cytotoxin B






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






27. LCMV - lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus






28. Tx of Paragonimus westermani






29. Tx for Babesia






30. Parasite: Microcytic anemia






31. Parasite: Hematuria - bladder CA






32. Hantavirus






33. 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.






34. All contain surface F 'fusion' protein






35. Orthomyxoviruses






36. 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).






37. In drinking water; skin inflammation and ulceration.






38. St. Louis encephalitis






39. Parasite: Portal hypertension






40. Warthin - Finkeldy giant cell






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






42. Western equine encephalitis






43. Rash preceded by cough - coryza - conjunctivitis






44. Shiga toxin






45. M protein






46. Dengue fever






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






48. HIV - Encephalopathy






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






50. Filoviruses