Save
Busy. Please wait.
Log in with Clever
or
show password
Forgot Password?
Don't have an account?  Sign up 
Sign up using Clever
or
Username is available taken
show password


Make sure to remember your password. If you forget it there is no way for StudyStack to send you a reset link. You would need to create a new account. Your email address is only used to allow you to reset your password. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

Already a StudyStack user? Log In

Reset Password
Enter the associated with your account, and we'll email you a link to reset your password.
focusNode
Didn't know it?
click below
 
Knew it?
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
0:00
edit
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.

  Normal Size     Small Size show me how

RKFMicroCH11

Microbiology Chapter 11

QuestionAnswer
List the 5 types of mycoses. Systemic, subcutaneous, cutaneous, superficial, opportunistic
Name 2 fungi that cause opportunistic infections. Candida albicans and Asperigillus
Describe the organisms in the phylum Archaezoa. No mitochondria, multiple flagella.
Where is Giardia lamblia found in nature? In nearly all surface waters.
Give 2 factors that contribute to the spread of Giardiasis. Resists chemical disinfectants, cysts are chlorine resistant.
Phylum Rhizopoda Move by pseudopods. Causative agent: Entameoba histolytica. Causes amebiasis.
Phylum Euglenozoa Phototrophs in light/chemoheterotrophs in dark. Causative agent: Trypanosoma. Causes sleeping sickness.
Name 2 organisms & the diseases they cause from the phylum Apicomplexa. Cryptosporidium causes Cryptosporidosis. Plasmodium causes Malaria.
What is the causative agent of malaria? Plasmodium falciparum.
What is the vector of malaria? Anopheles mosquito.
What are the symptoms of malaria? Periodic chills& fever, anemia, splenomegaly, intense headaches, kidney failure, cerebral damage, hemoglobinuria.
What is the most characteristic symptom of malaria? Periodic chills & fever
How is malaria diagnosed? Reoccurring chills & fever, history of travel into endemic areas, ring form present in blood smears, decreased hemoglobin levels.
WHat is the main drug used for malaria treatment? Chloroquine (Aralen)
What protective measures can be used for malaria? protective clothing, mosquito repellants, insecticide treated mosquito netting, chloroquine prophylaxis, control of anopheles mosquito.
Why is there no successful malaria vaccine at the present? Because there are 3 kinds of possible vaccines and they can't decide which ones to study & develop further.
How many people does malaria kill every year? 3 million people per year.
Where & who are the majority of these deaths? African children
Why are fungal & protozoal diseases harder to treat with antimicrobial drugs than bacterial diseases? Fungi & protozoa are eukaryotic and have no peptidoglycan. They are more similar to our cells so cannot just choose drugs to attack cell walls or peptidoglycan.
Created by: rkferreira
Popular Science sets

 

 



Voices

Use these flashcards to help memorize information. Look at the large card and try to recall what is on the other side. Then click the card to flip it. If you knew the answer, click the green Know box. Otherwise, click the red Don't know box.

When you've placed seven or more cards in the Don't know box, click "retry" to try those cards again.

If you've accidentally put the card in the wrong box, just click on the card to take it out of the box.

You can also use your keyboard to move the cards as follows:

If you are logged in to your account, this website will remember which cards you know and don't know so that they are in the same box the next time you log in.

When you need a break, try one of the other activities listed below the flashcards like Matching, Snowman, or Hungry Bug. Although it may feel like you're playing a game, your brain is still making more connections with the information to help you out.

To see how well you know the information, try the Quiz or Test activity.

Pass complete!
"Know" box contains:
Time elapsed:
Retries:
restart all cards