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New FA Micro 5

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yeast that causes diffuse interstitial pneumonia   pneumocystis cainii  
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how do you diagnose PCP?   lung biopsy or lavage  
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methenamine silver stain of lung tissue identifies what?   pneumocystis carinii  
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treatmetn for PCP?   TMP-SMX, pentamidine, dapsone  
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dimorphic fungus that lives on vegetation   sporothrix schenckii  
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cigar-shaped budding yeast visible in pus   sporothrix schenckii  
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treatment for sporothrix schenckii?   itraconazole or potassium iodide  
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bloody diarrhea, liver abscess, RUQ pain?   entamoeba histolytica  
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severe diarrhea in AIDS, mild disease (watery diarrhea) in non-HIV   cryptosporidium  
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brain abscess in HIV, brain defects (ring-enhancing lesions)   toxoplasma  
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foul smelling, greenish discharge; itching and burning   trichomonas vaginalis  
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dilated cardiomyopathy, megacolon, megaesophagus   trypanosoma cruzi (Chags' disease)  
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African sleepign sickness   trypanosoma gambinse, rhodesiense  
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visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar)   leishmania donovani  
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rapidly fatal menigoencephalitis; swimming in freshwater lakes   naegleria  
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appears as maltese cross on blood smear   babesia  
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trophozoites on wet mount   trichomonas vaginalis  
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cysts on acid-fast stain   cryptosporidium  
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trophozoites or cysts in stool (2)   giardia, entamoeba  
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transmission of entamoeba, giradia, cryptosporidium?   cysts in water  
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transmission of toxoplasma?   cysts in meat or cat feces  
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transmission of babesia?   ixodes tick  
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transmission of leishmania?   sandfly  
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transmission of african sleeping sickness?   tsetse fly  
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undercooked pork tapeworm; larvae cause mass lesions in brain, cysticercosis   taenia solium (tapeworm/cestode)  
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eggs in dog feces when ingested can cause cysts in liver; causes anaphylaxis if antigens are released from cysts   echinococcus granulosus (cestode/tapeworm)  
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snails are host; cercariae penetrate skin of humans; causes granulomas, fibrosis, and inflammation of the spleen and liver   schistosoma (trematode/fluke)  
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undercooked fish; causes inflammation of the biliary tract   clonorchis sinensis (trematode/fluke)  
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undercooked crab meat; causes inflammation and secondary bacterial infection of the lung   paragonimus westermani (trematode/fluke)  
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larvae penetrate skin of feet; intestinal infection can cause anemia   ancylostoma duodenale (hookworm)  
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eggs are visible in feces; intestinal infection   asarcis lumbicoides (giant roundworm)  
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food contaminated with eggs; intestinal infection; causes anal pruritis   enterobius vermicularis (pinworm)  
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larvae in soil penetrate the skin; intestinal infection   strongyloides stercoralis  
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undercooked meat, usually pork; inflammation of muscle, periorbital edema   trichinella spiralis  
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in drinking water; skin inflammation and ulceration   dracunculus medinensis  
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transmitted by deer fly; causes swelling in skin (can see worm crawling in conjuctiva)   loa loa  
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transmitted by female blackflies; causes river blindness   onchocera volvulus  
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food contaminated with eggs; causes granulomas (if in retina leads to blindness) and visceral larva migrans   toxocara canis  
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female mosquito; causes blockage of lymphatic vessels (elephantiasis)   wuchereria bancrofti  
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parasite: brain cysts, seizures   taenia solium  
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parasite: liver cysts   echinococcus granulosus  
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parasite: B12 deficiency   diphyllobothrium latum  
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parasite: biliary tract disease   clonorchis sinensis  
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parasite: hemoptysis   paragonimus westermani  
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parasite: portal hypertension   schistosoma mansoni  
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parasite: hematuria, bladder cancer   schistosoma haematobium  
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parasite: microcytic anemia   ancylostoma, necator  
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parasite: perianal pruritis   enterobius  
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outbreaks after cleaning chicken coops or exploring caves   histoplasmosis  
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what type of fungus is cryptococcus?   yeast, not dimorphic  
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cauliflower skin lesions; broad based budding yeasts   blastomyces  
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how do you diagnose trichinella?   muscle biopsy  
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RMSF-type symptoms plus berry-like clusters (morulae) inside neutrophils?   anaplsma phagocytophilium  
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what causes human granulocytic erlichiosis?   anaplasma phagocytophilium  
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asarcis lumbricoides, clonorchis seinensis, and fascida hepatica can all cause what?   bacterial cholangitis  
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what types of milaria have dormant forms?   p. vivax and p. ovale  
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species of malaria that can cause severe (cerebral) disease?   p. falciparum  
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malaria drug to prevent relapse caused by p. vivax, p. ovale?   primaquine  
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