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Microbiology 2

Subject : health-sciences
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1. Calicivirus






2. Orthomyxoviruses






3. Bacitracin






4. Tx of Schistosoma






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






6. Hantavirus






7. California encephalitis






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






9. Rash spreads from head to toe






10. Tx for Leishmania donovani






11. Pinworm






12. Tx for Toxocara canis






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






14. Optochin






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






16. Shuffner dots






17. Ebola/Marburg hemorrhagic fever






18. Fungal infection with rhinocerebral - frontal lobe abscesses






19. Echovirus






20. Tx of Clonorchis sinensis






21. St. Louis encephalitis






22. Dengue fever






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






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






25. Fever and hemolytic anemia; predominantly in NE USA






26. Rotavirus






27. Tx for Trypanosoma cruzi






28. River blindness






29. Rubella






30. Yellow fever






31. Undercooked fish






32. Exotoxin A






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






34. Rhabdoviruses






35. Bunyaviruses






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






37. Opportunistic fungal infection in ketoacidotic diabetic or leukemic patients






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






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






40. Eastern equine encephalitis






41. Enterotoxin A






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






43. Paramyxoviruses






44. Western equine encephalitis






45. dsRNA segmented virus






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






47. Coronaviruses






48. Parasite: Microcytic anemia






49. 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.






50. Lyme disease