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Microbiology 2

Subject : health-sciences
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Tx for Lyme dz






2. Tx for Trichomonas vaginalis






3. River blindness






4. HIV - Chronic watery diarrhea; acid - fast cysts seen in stool






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






6. In drinking water; skin inflammation and ulceration.






7. Eggs visible in feces; intestinal infection






8. Alpha toxin






9. Tx of Clonorchis sinensis






10. Dengue fever






11. Poliovirus






12. Parasite: Liver cysts






13. Rash spreads from head to toe






14. Tx for neurocystercercosis






15. Rash preceded by cough - coryza - conjunctivitis






16. Corynebacterium diptheria toxin






17. Shuffner dots






18. Treatment for systemic infection by systemic mycoses






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






20. Treatment for Haemophilus influenzae meningitis






21. Western equine encephalitis






22. Bunyaviruses






23. Lassa fever encephalitis






24. Giant roundworm






25. Warthin - Finkeldy giant cell






26. Enterotoxin A






27. Yellow fever






28. Influenza virus






29. Coxackievirus






30. Undercooked meat (pork)






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






32. Deltaviruses






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






34. 'swiss cheese' appearance in brain






35. Calicivirus






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






37. Togavirus






38. HCV






39. Rubeola






40. Tx for Pseudomonas aeruginosa






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






42. Lyme disease


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






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






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






46. Opportunistic fungal infection in ketoacidotic diabetic or leukemic patients






47. Cellulitis from animal bite






48. Exotoxin A






49. Fungal infection with rhinocerebral - frontal lobe abscesses






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