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Microbiology 2

Subject : health-sciences
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Shiga toxin: Plasmid - lysogeny - bacterial chromosome?






2. HIV - Interstitial pneumonia; biopsy reveals cells with intranuclear and cytoplasmic inclusion bodies






3. Protein A






4. HIV - Hairy leukoplakia; often on lateral tongue






5. Lassa fever encephalitis






6. Hantavirus






7. IgA protease






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






9. Eastern equine encephalitis






10. Parasite: Liver cysts






11. RSV






12. Togavirus






13. Tx for Echinococcus granulosus






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






15. HIV - Abscesses - ring - enhancing lesions on imaging






16. 'Soap bubble' lesion in brain






17. Tx for Trypanosoma cruzi






18. Yaws






19. Lyme disease


20. Coxackievirus






21. Mumps






22. Colorado tick fever






23. Protozoa: Brain abscess in HIV






24. Coronaviruses






25. Tx for Lyme dz






26. Tx for Legionella pneumophila






27. Cellulitis from animal bite






28. Corynebacterium diptheria toxin






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






30. Female mosquito; causes blockage of lymphatic vessels (elephantitis). Takes 9 months to 1 year after bite to get elephantiasis sx.






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






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






33. Giant roundworm






34. Enterotoxin A






35. Coxackievirus






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






37. Sabouraud's agar






38. HIV - Pneumonia CD4<200






39. HTLV






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






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






42. HDV






43. Echovirus






44. Fungal infection with rhinocerebral - frontal lobe abscesses






45. HIV - Pleuritic pain - hemoptysis - infiltrates on imaging






46. Cytotoxin B






47. Treatment for Tinea versicolor






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






49. Tx for Toxocara canis






50. M protein