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






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






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






4. HTLV






5. Eggs visible in feces; intestinal infection






6. HIV - Hairy leukoplakia; often on lateral tongue






7. Sandfly/Rift valley fevers






8. Treatment for local infection by systemic mycoses






9. Dengue fever






10. Enterotoxin A






11. Reovirus






12. Yaws






13. Triad of chorioretinitis - hydrocephalus - intracranial calcifications






14. Treatment for superficial candida infection






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






16. Parainfluenza - croup






17. St. Louis encephalitis






18. Treatment for Haemophilus influenzae meningitis






19. dsRNA segmented virus






20. Sabouraud's agar






21. Tx for Babesia






22. Snails are host






23. Echovirus






24. HAV






25. Colorado tick fever






26. Mumps






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






28. Undercooked fish






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






30. Crimean - Congo hemorrhagic fever






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






32. Mucicarmine






33. Tx for Leishmania donovani






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






35. Tx of Clonorchis sinensis






36. Rubella






37. Coxackievirus






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






39. Ocular problems (cataracts - retinopathy - micropthalmos - glaucoma) - cardiovascular problems (PDA - VSD - pulmonary stenosis) - deafness - thrombocytopenia purpura - hepatosplenomegaly - CNS problems - bony lesions






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






41. Cytotoxin B






42. C. tetani exotoxin: Plasmid - lysogeny - bacterial chromosome?






43. Flavivirus






44. HIV - Superficial vascular proliferation; biopsy reveals neutrophilic inflammation






45. HCV






46. Enterotoxin A






47. Eastern equine encephalitis






48. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis






49. Corynebacterium diptheria toxin






50. 5- day rash