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Microbes Quiz 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |