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BSR micro

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QuestionAnswer
Ability to cause disease Pathogenicity
Use of pili or fimbriae Adherence to host
Collagenase or hyaluronidase Invasion
Change of shape of surface antigens Antigenic switching
Ability to cause serious disease Virulence
Infections that are hospital acquired nosocomial
Disease that is caused by health professionals iatrogenic
Two dissimilar organisms living together symbiosis
One benefits; other unaffected commensalism
hookworms causing iron deficiency parasitism
vitamin K producing bacteria mutualism
bacterial growth phases: lag phase log phase stationary phase death phase
lag phase metabolic activity without division
log phase exponential growth
stationary growth = death
death phase nutrients are completely used up
Nonspecific immunity is also known as innate immunity
The process that attracts white blood cells to the area of damage chemotaxis
95% of circulating lymphocytes are T lymphocytes
B lymphocytes are also known as plasma cells
Complement fragments that bind to the surface of bacteria are called opsonins
Most abundant in circulation IgG--monomer
In saliva, tears, and breast milk IgA--Dimer
Secreted early on; agglutination, phagocytosis, and lysis IgM--Pentamer
Parasitic infections IgE--Monomer
Activates B cells IgD--Monomer
3 Immunoglobulins that are monomers IgG IgD IgE
The Fab (arms of the Y) is responsible for antigen binding specificity
Antibodies belong to a class of proteins called immunoglobulins
Antibodies have this shape Y
The Fc (tail of the Y) region determines the type of immunoglobulin
Antibodies bind to (promotes destruction of) antigens
Lymphocytes involved in humoral immunity B lymphocytes
Lymphocytes involved in cell-mediated immunity T lymphocytes
Antibodies produced after infection Natural active
Antibodies transferred to the infant at birth Natural passive
Antibodies induced by immunization Artificial active
Antibodies injected into the patient Artificial passive
Type I hypersensitivity reaction Mast cell degranulation
Type II hypersensitivity reaction Cytotoxic
Type III hypersensitivity reaction Immune complex deposits
Type IV hypersensitivity reaction Delayed hypersensitivity
All DNA viruses are double stranded except the Parvo virus
The human papilloma virus causes cervical cancer
All the hepatitis viruses are RNA except hepatitis B
The Epstein Barr virus is associated with Burkitt's Lymphoma (& Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma)
All RNA viruses are single stranded except the Rota virus (REO)
Downey cells are also known as atypical lymphocytes
The Paul Bunnel test is positive for HHV Type IV (Epstein Barr Virus)
The Parvo B19 virus causes slapped cheek syndrome
The Epstein Barr virus is HHV type 4
HHV type 3 is varicella zoster virus
HHV types 1 & 2 are associated with coldsores
Cytomegalovirus is HHV type 5
HHV type 8 causes Kaposi's sarcoma
The most common cause of the common cold is the Rhino virus
The 2nd most common cause of the common cold is the Corona virus
Dengue fever virus is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquitoes
Hepatitis B and C are spread by sex, blood transfusions, and the use of intravenous drugs
Measles is also known as rubeola
Mumps is associated with the paramyxo virus
Poliomyelitis causes flaccid muscle paralysis
Negri bodies in the brain are associated with rabies
ARBO viruses are spread by mosquitoes
The Zika virus is believed to cause microcephaly in pregnant women
Bacteria that cannot live without oxygen are classified as obligate aerobes
Clostridia is an example of an obligate anaerobe
Can live without oxygen but prefer to have some available Facultative anaerobes
Bacteria that prefer cold temperatures Psychrophiles
Comma shaped vibrio
Round shaped coccus
Rod shaped bacillus
All bacteria have cells walls except Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Rickettsia ricketsii causes Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Borrelia burgdorferi causes Lyme's disease
Leprosy is also known as Hansen's disease
Infection of bone Osteomyelitis
Deep painful skin infection (hair follicles) Carbuncles
Fever, chills, and blistering skin rash Erysipelas
Fever, red rash, and strawberry tongue Scarlet fever
Skin infection with honey colored crusts Impetigo
Fever, joint pains, and erythema marginatum Rheumatic fever
Gas gangrene Clostridium perfringes (gas perforates)
Trismus Clostridium tetani (T-rismus, T-etani)
Spread by inhalation Bacillus anthracis (an-thorax-is)
Grey pseudo-membrane - Corynebacterium diptheria (dip-there-in grey paint to coat pseudo-membrane)
Blocks acetylcholine release Clostridium botulinum (block-ulinum)
Causes atypical pneumonia Legionella pneumophilia (pneumonia--pneumophiia)
Causes undulant fever Brucella abortus (Bruce had a bad fever)
Causes cat scratch disease Bartonella henselae (the cat Bart Henselae scratched me)
Causes whooping cough Bordetella pertussis (tussis is latin for cough)
Causes chancroid Hemophelia ducreyi (i do cry when i get a chancroid)
Causes the plague Yersinia pestis (pests)
Traveler's diarrhea, UTI Eschericia coli (diarrhea is rough on the coli-n)
Bloody diarrhea Shigella dysenteriae (shit, Ella, dysentery makes bloody diarrhea)
Red currant jelly sputum Klebsiella pneuomoniae (kielbossa jelly)
Peptic ulcer disease Helicobacter pylori (pyloric PUD)
Produced from dead gram negative bacteria Endotoxins
Blocks glycine Tetanus
Rice water stool Vibrio cholera
Muscle (Ach) Botulism
Bacillary dysentery refers to bloody diarrhea
Infection of the coverings of the brain Meningitis
Which pneumonias are NOT caused by more common organisms like streptococcus or kelbsiella pneumoniae Atypical pneumonias
Tinea capitis-(Cap) head
Tinea corporis-(Corpse) body
Tinea cruris-(Crotch) groin
Tinea pedis-(punt) feet
Tinea manum-(mangle) hand
Tinea ungium-(ungs) nail
A thick, white, cheesy discharge is seen with a Candida albicans infection
Microorganisms that are eukaryotic with ergosterol in the cell membranes Fungal
Some fungi are dimorphic and can exist as mold or yeast
Another name for ringworm--Tina Tinea
Required for growth of dermatophytes keratin
Also known as Ohio Valley fever histOplasmosis--(Hist-Ohio-plasmo)
Also known as San Joaquin Valley fever coccidiomycosis--(Joaquin Phoenix)
The most deadly form of malaria is associated with plasmodium falciparum
Hiker's diarrhea is associated with this most common intestinal parasite. giardia lamblia
Ascaris lumbricoides roundworm--(A scar is lumbar round)
Necator americanus hookworm--(Hooked on American nectar--Iron deficiency anemia)
Enterobius vermicularis pinworm--(pins enter vermin)--MC intestinal nematode in USA
Trichinella spiralis pork roundworm--(Tri-Spork)
Lives on the outside of the host ectoparasite
In malaria, the mosquito is the vector
Multicellular parasites metazoa
Moves by pseudopodia amoeba
The flagellata that causes a green, frothy, malodorous vaginal discharge-(Tri-colored vagina) trichomona vaginalis
The most common intestinal parasite in the USA is giardia lamblia
Sleeping sickness is transmitted by the (Teets make sleepy) tsetse fly (Tryp-on-Bruce)
Trypanosoma cruzi causes chagas disease--(choking)
Plasmodium falciparum is transmitted by the female anopheles mosquito spreading malaria
New cases in a given time incidence
Number living with disease at a given time prevalence
Die from a particular disease/100,000 Mortality rate
Have a disease/100,000 Morbidity rate
Normal occurance Endemic
Sudden increase in disease Epidemic
Sudden rise worldwide Pandemic
Body fluids from infected person Ebola
Infected deer ticks Lyme disease
Sexual transmission and infected blood HIV/AIDS
Urine, saliva, and feces of infected rats Hanta virus
Corona virus from infected birds SARS
Working with infected pigs H1N1
Corona virus from infected camel MERS
The microorganism associated with MRSA is Stapholococcus aureus
Multidrug resistant tuberculosis patients may need to be kept in isolation
Wood's lamp is used to detect fungal infections
The Ascoli test detects anthrax bacilli
Staphylococcus aureus is coagulase positive
The confirmatory test for syphilis is FTA
An ASO titer of >160 Todd units indicates a recent streptococcal infection
The Paul Bunnel test is positive for infectious mononucleosis
RPR and VDRL are screening tests for syphilis
The Mantoux or Tine test is for TB
The Schick test evaluates susceptibility to diphtheria
Use of evidence based clinical practice
Rehabilitation Tertiary prevention
Exercise, hand washing
Health screening for cervical cancer Secondary prevention
Developed vaccine from killed polio virus Jonas Salk
Proposed germ theory of disease Louis Pasteur
Coined "prion" for diseases caused by protein particles Stanley Prusiner
Introduced hand washing in 19th century Ignazio Semmelweiss
Discovered penicillin Alexander Flemming
Father of Microbiology Robert Koch
Poison ivy Type IV hypersensitivity reaction (IV=ivy)
Erythroblastosis fetalis Type II hypersensitivity reaction
Bee sting Type I hypersensitivity reaction (1 stinger)
Myasthenia gravis Type II hypersensitivity reaction
Rheumatoid arthritis Type III hypersensitivity reaction
Type I diabetes mellitus Type IV hypersensitivity reaction
Rheumatic fever Type II hypersensitivity reaction
Cold sores are also known as fever blisters
Adults herpes zoster (shingles)
The Paul Bunnel test is positive with infectious mononucleosis
Have RNA that can be used by ribosomes of infected cells to replicate + sense viruses
The two structural patterns of viral capsids include isocahedral and helical
The structural pattern of the corona virus is enveloped helical
Many viruses possess an envelope that surrounds the nucleocapsid
The rhinovirus is a member of which family PICO RNA Viridae
The rhinovirus is DNA or RNA? RNA
The rhinovirus is double or single stranded? Single stranded
The rhinovirus is enveloped or non enveloped? non-enveloped isocahedral
The rhinovirus is isocahedral or spiral? isocahedral
The rhinovirus is most frequently isolated from patients suffering from what condition? Common cold
Staphylococci and streptococci are Gram +
Esherichia Coli are classified as enteric, Gram -
The tubercle bacillus belongs to the acid
Gram + bacteria stain blue
Gram bacteria stain
Staphylococcus are coagulase Staph aureus is most virulent and coagulase positive. Other Staph's are coagulase negative.
Streptococcus are _____. S. aureus is_______. Other Staphylococcus are_______ catalase negative, coagulase/catalase positive, Coagulase negative.
Neisseria gonorrhea is a Gram -
Corynebacterium diphtheria bacteria are Gram +
Treponema pallidum and Borrelia burgdorferi are examples of spirochetes
Eukaryotes with a defined nucleus surrounded by a nuclear membrane Fungi
unicellular fungi are called yeasts
Multicellular fungi are called molds
Protozoa and metazoa are classified as parasites
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