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Microbiology 2

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Mucicarmine






2. Protein A






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






4. HAV






5. Reovirus






6. Cytotoxin B






7. Filoviruses






8. Cholangiocarcinoma






9. Inflammation of muscle (larvae encyst in muscle)






10. Ebola/Marburg hemorrhagic fever






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






12. Reovirus






13. Tx for Trypanosoma cruzi






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






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






16. Bunyaviruses






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






18. Colorado tick fever






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






20. Food contaminated with eggs; intestinal infection; causes anal pruritis






21. Hepevirus






22. Tx for Trichomonas vaginalis






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






24. Deltaviruses






25. Eggs visible in feces; intestinal infection






26. California encephalitis






27. Triad of chorioretinitis - hydrocephalus - intracranial calcifications






28. Tx for Toxocara canis






29. Treatment for Haemophilus influenzae meningitis






30. Fever and hemolytic anemia; predominantly in NE USA






31. Tx for Leishmania donovani






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






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






34. Shuffner dots






35. St. Louis encephalitis






36. Treatment for systemic candida infection






37. HIV - TB like dz CD4<50






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






39. All contain surface F 'fusion' protein






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






41. Pinworm






42. Rhabdoviruses






43. Tx for Loa Loa






44. In drinking water; skin inflammation and ulceration.






45. Crimean - Congo hemorrhagic fever






46. Retroviruses






47. Shiga toxin






48. Influenza virus






49. Exotoxin A






50. Lyme disease