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HospitalMicroBiology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Rubeola Virus | Measles |
| Fever, Cough, Conjuctivitis, Rash, Spots in Mouth | Measles |
| Airborne/Droplet, Nasal and Throat Secretions | Measles |
| Varicella Zoster Virus | Chicken Pox |
| Fever, Flu-like symptoms, Rash on Truck and Face | Chicken Pox |
| Airborne, Repiratory Secretions | Chicken Pox |
| Varicella Zoster Virus | Shingles |
| Fluid-Filled Blisters, Pain, Numbness, Sensory Nerve Endings | Shingles |
| Same as Chicken Pox, ONLY in people that had Chicken Pox | Shingles |
| Clostridium Perfringens | Gas Gangrene |
| Pain, Edema, Fever, Blackened Tissue (gas filled) | Gas Gangrene |
| Microbe in soil into open wound, Diabetes, Crushing Type Injuries | Gas Gangrene |
| Influenza Virus | Influenza |
| Fever, Chills, Body Ache, Headache, Soar Throat, Cough, Nasal Drainage | Influenza |
| Airborne/Droplet, Direct Contact | Influenza |
| Mycobacterium Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis |
| Positive TB Test, Night Sweats, Fever, Cough, Blood in Spit, Short of Breath, Infection of Tubercles (chest x-ray) | Tuberculosis |
| Airborne/Droplet, Coughing, Sneezing | Tuberculosis |
| Legionella Pneumophilia | Legionellosis |
| Fever, Chills, Dry Cough, Short of Breath, Anorexia, Diarrhea | Legionellosis |
| Aerosols from infected water source | Legionellosis |
| Streptococcus Pyogenes | Strep Throat |
| Fever, Headache, Soar Throat, Red Throat, White Pus, Enlarged Tonsils, Enlarged Lymph Nodes | Strep Throat |
| Direct Contact, Secretions | Strep Throat |
| Borrelia Burgdorferi | Lyme Disease |
| "Bulls Eye", Fatigue, Chills, Fever, Stiffneck, Headache, Muscle/Joint Pain, Days to Week After Bite | Lyme Disease |
| Bite from Infected Tick | Lyme Disease |
| Vibro Choleral | Cholera |
| Watery Stool, Occasional Vomitting, Rapid DeHydration | Cholera |
| Fecal-Oral Route | Cholera |
| Clostridium Difficile | C. Diff |
| Antibiotic Diarrhea (AAD), (PMD) | C. Diff |
| Fecal-Oral Route | C. Diff |
| Escherichia Coli 0157:H7 | Enterohemorrhagic E. Coli Diarrhea |
| Watery Stool w/ Blood, Abdominal Cramping, Slight to no Fever | Enterohemorrhagic E. Coli Diarrhea |
| Fecal-Oral Route | Enterohemorrhagic E. Coli Diarrhea |
| Herpes Simplex Type 2 | Genital Herpes |
| Itching, Tingling, Pain, Red Blisters, Crusted Blisters for 10 days, Recurrent | Genital Herpes |
| Direct Sex Contact (oral, anal, genitalia) | Genital Herpes |
| Chlamydia Tachomatis | Chlamydia |
| Pain Urination, Mucopurulent Discharge, Inflammation of Reproductive, Pelvic Pains | Chlamydia |
| Direct Sex Contact (oral, anal, genitalia) | Chlamydia |