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Microbes Quiz 1
Question | Answer |
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Zika virus, also can cause microcephaly in newborns; virus; skin, in utero, urogenital | Zika virus |
West Nile Encephalitis (WNE); virus; skin | West Nile virus |
Ebola Virus Disease; virus; skin, urogenital | Ebola virus |
Anthrax; bacteria; skin | Bacillus anthracis |
Hansen's disease (Leprosy); bacteria; skin, resp. tract | Mycobacterium leprae |
plague (pneumonic, septicemic, and bubonic); bacteria; skin | Yersinia pestis |
chickenpox; virus; skin, resp. tract | Varicella-Zoster virus a (VZV) |
shingles; virus; skin | Varicella-Zoster virus b |
Pertussis (whooping cough); bacteria; resp. tract | Bordetella pertussis |
tularemia (rabbit fever, deer fly fever); bacteria; skin, resp. tract, digestive | Francisella tularnesis |
Meningococcal meningitis; bacteria; resp. tract | Neisseria meningitidis |
diphtheria; bacteria; resp. tract | Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
Haemophilus influenza (Hib); bacteria; resp. tract | Haemophilus influenza |
tuberculosis; bacteria; resp. tract | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
Legionnaires’ disease (serious), Pontiac fever (milder); bacteria; resp. tract | Legionella pneumophila |
pneumonia; bacteria; resp. tract | Mycoplasma pneumoniae |
Pneumococcal disease; bacteria; resp. tract | Streptococcus pneumoniae |
Botulism; bacteria; digestive | Clostridium botulinum |
C-diff, C-diff Colitis; bacteria; digestive | Clostridium difficile |
tetanus; bacteria; skin | Clostridium tetani |
dental caries; bacteria; digestive | Streptococcus mutans |
ETEC, E. coli, Diarrheagenic E. coli; bacteria; digestive | Escherichia coli |
E. coli 0157; bacteria; digestive | Escherichia coli b. EHEC 0157:H7 |
Salmonella, salmonellosis; bacteria; digestive | Salmonella species |
Typhoid fever; bacteria; digestive | Salmonella typhi |
C. perfringens food poisoning; bacteria; digestive | Clostridium perfringens |
Cholera; bacteria; digestive | Vibrio cholerae |
Campylobacteriosis; bacteria; digestive | Campylobacter species |
Crypto; protozoa; digestive | Cryptosporidium species |
C. neoformans infection; fungus; resp. tract | Cryptococcus neoformans |
Amebiasis, Amoebic dysentery; protozoa; digestive | Entamoeba histolytica |
Candidiasis, yeast infection, thrush (oral); fungus; urogenital, digestive | Candida albicans |
Giardia, Giardiasis, Beaver fever; protozoa; digestive | Giardia lamblia |
Malaria; protozoa; skin | Plasmodium species |
Toxoplasmosis; protozoa; resp. tract | Toxoplasma gondii |
Trichomoniasis, trich; protozoa; urogenital | Trichomonas vaginalis |
Histoplasmosis; fungus; resp. tract | Histoplasma capsulatum |
CC-Cryptococcus neoformans C-Candida H-Histoplasma capsulatum | fungus |
C-Cryptosporidium E-Entamoeba histolytica G-Giardia lamblia P-Plasmodium T-Toxoplasma gondii T-Trichomonas vaginalis | protozoa |