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Microbiology 2

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






2. In drinking water; skin inflammation and ulceration.






3. 3- day rash






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






5. Togavirus






6. Sandfly/Rift valley fevers






7. Norwalk virus - viral gastroenteritis






8. Rash preceded by cough - coryza - conjunctivitis






9. Treatment for Haemophilus influenzae meningitis






10. Lassa fever encephalitis






11. Picornaviruses






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






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






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






15. Fever then rash






16. Eaton's agar






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






18. Severe congenital infection






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






20. Mumps






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






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






23. Tx for Toxocara canis






24. Giant roundworm






25. HIV - Hairy leukoplakia; often on lateral tongue






26. M protein






27. HTLV






28. Corynebacterium diptheria toxin






29. Tx for Legionella pneumophila






30. HIV - TB like dz CD4<50






31. Enterotoxin A






32. Tx of Clonorchis sinensis






33. Tx for Onchocerca volvulus






34. Hookworms






35. HIV - Encephalopathy






36. 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.






37. Optochin






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






39. Tx of Schistosoma






40. Treatment for systemic infection by systemic mycoses






41. Hepevirus






42. Maltese cross in RBC






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






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






45. High fever - black vomitus - jaundice






46. Undercooked fish






47. Used in RSV to neutralize F protein






48. Tx for neurocystercercosis






49. Rhabdoviruses






50. Shuffner dots