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Microbiology 2

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






2. Lassa fever encephalitis






3. Enlarged lymph nodes - recurring fever (d/t Ag variation) - somnolence - coma






4. Rash spreads from head to toe






5. Arenaviruses






6. Paramyxoviruses






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






8. Parainfluenza - croup






9. Deltaviruses






10. Lyme disease


11. O Ag of Salmonella: Plasmid - lysogeny - bacterial chromosome?






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






13. In drinking water; skin inflammation and ulceration.






14. Orthomyxoviruses






15. Crimean - Congo hemorrhagic fever






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






17. Parasite: Liver cysts






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






19. Corynebacterium diptheria toxin






20. Generalized lymphadenopathy particularly postauricular and occipital






21. Tx of Paragonimus westermani






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






23. Treatment for systemic infection by systemic mycoses






24. HTLV






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






26. Norwalk virus - viral gastroenteritis






27. Rubella






28. Exotoxin A






29. Tx for Legionella pneumophila






30. Reovirus






31. Tx for Onchocerca volvulus






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






33. All contain surface F 'fusion' protein






34. Tx of Schistosoma






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






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






37. Undercooked meat (pork)






38. High fever - black vomitus - jaundice






39. RSV






40. Yellow fever






41. Causes inflammation of the biliary tract -> pigmented gallstones






42. Dengue fever






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






44. Tx for Echinococcus granulosus






45. Tx of Clonorchis sinensis






46. Treatment for systemic candida infection






47. Enterotoxin A






48. Organisms causing rash on palms and soles






49. Ebola/Marburg hemorrhagic fever






50. dsRNA segmented virus