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Microbiology 2

Subject : health-sciences
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. HIV - Meningitis; India ink stain reveals narrow - based budding






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






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






4. Orthomyxoviruses






5. 'swiss cheese' appearance in brain






6. Dengue fever






7. Tx for Trichomonas vaginalis






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






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






10. California encephalitis






11. Tx for Onchocerca volvulus






12. Parainfluenza - croup






13. Tx for Taenid solium






14. Protozoa: Brain abscess in HIV






15. Exotoxin A






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






17. Picornaviruses






18. Rash preceded by cough - coryza - conjunctivitis






19. Tx for Leishmania donovani






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






21. Ingestion of larvae in raw freshwater fish. Causes vitamin B12 defic anemia.






22. Opportunistic fungal infection in ketoacidotic diabetic or leukemic patients






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






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






25. Rhinovirus






26. HIV - Encephalopathy






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






28. Eastern equine encephalitis






29. HIV - Superficial neoplastic proliferation of vasculature; biopsy reveals lymphocytic inflammation






30. Tx for Legionella pneumophila






31. Causes inflammation of the biliary tract -> pigmented gallstones






32. 3- day rash






33. Reovirus






34. Tx for Echinococcus granulosus






35. Rhabdoviruses






36. HIV - TB like dz CD4<50






37. HAV






38. Protozoa: Rapidly fatal meningoencephalitis






39. Bacitracin






40. Foul - smelling - greenish discharge from vag; itching and burning; STD






41. Fungal infection with rhinocerebral - frontal lobe abscesses






42. Filoviruses






43. River blindness






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






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






46. Paramyxoviruses






47. Treatment for systemic candida infection






48. Echovirus






49. Echovirus






50. Alpha toxin