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Microbiology 2

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Female mosquito; causes blockage of lymphatic vessels (elephantitis). Takes 9 months to 1 year after bite to get elephantiasis sx.






2. M protein






3. Treatment for systemic candida infection






4. Coronaviruses






5. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis






6. Arenaviruses






7. Sabouraud's agar






8. Reovirus






9. High fever - black vomitus - jaundice






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






11. Treatment for superficial candida infection






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






13. Warthin - Finkeldy giant cell






14. Tx for Loa Loa






15. Generalized lymphadenopathy particularly postauricular and occipital






16. Treatment for Tinea versicolor






17. Periorbital edema






18. HCV






19. Fungal infection with rhinocerebral - frontal lobe abscesses






20. Norwalk virus - viral gastroenteritis






21. All contain surface F 'fusion' protein






22. Cytotoxin B






23. Treatment for systemic infection by systemic mycoses






24. Tx for Trypanosoma cruzi






25. Echovirus






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






27. Undercooked fish






28. Yellow fever






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






30. Protozoa: Severe diarrhea in AIDS - mild dz in non - immunocompromised






31. Snails are host






32. Treatment for local infection by systemic mycoses






33. Rotavirus






34. Eastern equine encephalitis






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






36. Tx for Echinococcus granulosus






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






38. Used in RSV to neutralize F protein






39. Tx for Babesia






40. 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.






41. Triad of chorioretinitis - hydrocephalus - intracranial calcifications






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






43. HDV






44. Tx for Taenid solium






45. Tx for RSV






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






47. In drinking water; skin inflammation and ulceration.






48. Flavivirus






49. HIV - Encephalopathy






50. Eggs visible in feces; intestinal infection