Exam 3 Pt 2 Test Questions – Flashcards

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Staphylococcus aureus
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pimples, furuncles, carbuncles, impetigo, scaled skin syndrome (SSS), toxic shock syndrome (TSS), folliculitis, staphylococcal food poisioning
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What type of enzyme does staph have?
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Coagulase (clumping factor)
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Staph form in....
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Grape-like clusters
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Strep form in......
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chains
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MRSA
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HA-MRSA: Hospital Acquired Methicilin Resistant Staphlococcal Aureus

 

CA-MRSA: Community Acquired MRSA

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furuncles
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boils
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Carbuncles
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Large boils on the back
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SSS
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Scalded Skin Syndrome

exfoliative toxin causes SSS

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Impetigo
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Papules (redness) filled with fluid, drys then crusts
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TSS
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Toxic Shock Syndrome

caused by TSST-1

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Folliculitis
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inflammation of the hair follicle
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Staphylococcal food poisoning
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Found in processed meat, potato salad, ice cream.

Enterotoxin

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Which staphylococci is/are coagulase +
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staphylococcus aureus
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What staphylococci is/are coagulase -
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Staphylococcus saprophyticus

Staphylococcus epidermidis

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Staphylococcus saprophyticus
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UTI (young females)
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Staphylococcus epidermidis
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nosocomial infections (catheters)
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Streptococcus Pyogenes (GAS)
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stretococcal sore throat, streptococcal pharyngitis endocarditits, scarlet fever, impetigo, cellulitis, rheumatic fever
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What does GAS stand for?
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Group A Streptococcus
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Scarlet Fever
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red rash caused by erythrogenic toxins.

Strawberry Tongue

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Streptokinase
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breakdown fibers
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Hemolysin
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enzymes that beakdown red blood cell
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
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pneumococcal pneumonia
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Streptococcus pneumoniae produce....
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pneumolysin whichis a cytotoxin
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PCV
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Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
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Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS)
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neonatal sepsis; obstertric infections
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Viridans streptococcci
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dental caries
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Enterococcus faecalis
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Endocarditis
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Enterococcus faecium (VRE)
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neonatal meningitis
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What does VRE stand for?
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Vancomycin Resisant Enterotoxin
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Bacillus anthracis
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pulmonary anthrax (Woolsorter's disease); cutaneous anthrax
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Bacillus cereus
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food poisning (rice dishes)
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What are the two types of enterotoxin
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Emetic and Diarrheal
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Clostridium botulinum
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;botulism
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What are the types of botulism toxins?
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A,B,E,F
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What are the botulism toxins treated with?
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Trivalent antitoxin A,B,E

F-can not be treated

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Clostridium tetani
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Tetanus (lockjaw)
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What is lockjaw treated with?
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DTap
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Clostridium perfringes
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gas gangrene; food poisoning
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Clostridium difficile
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psudomembrane colitis

AAC- Antibody Associated Collitis

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Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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diphtheria (DTap)
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Listeria monocytogenes
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meningitis; food poisoning

diary products

progresses to meningitis

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Propionibacterium acnes
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acne
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
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erysipeloid
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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tuberculosis
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Mycobacterium leprae
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Hansen's disease (leprosy)
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Mycoplasmas pneumoniae
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primary atypical pneumonia
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Treponema pallidum
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syphilis
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Borrelia burgdoferi
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Lyme disease
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Protozoas are Unicellular or Multicellular

Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic

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Eukaryotic Unicellular Organisms
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Protozoas have two types of reproduction...
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Asexual and Sexual
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Protozoans have two life cycles which are...
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Trophozoite- active, feeding forms of protozoa

Cyst- dormant stage

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What are the 4 classes of Protozoa
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Class Sarcodina- move by pseudopodia (amoebas)

Class Mastigophora- move by flagella

Class Ciliata-move by cilia

Class Sporozoa- nonmotile

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Class Sarcodina
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Entamoeba histolyica

Naegleria fowlerii

Acanthamoeba

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Class Mastigophora
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Giardia lamblia

Trichomonas vaginalis

Trypanosomes

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Class Sorozoa
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Plamodium

Toxoplasma gondii

Cryptosporidium

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Mycology
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study of fungi
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What are the two types of fungi
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molds and yeast
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Dermatophytes
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the fungi that causes superficial mycoses
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Superficial mycoses involve what kind of tissue
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superficial keratinized tissue (skin, hair, nails)
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Dermatophytes produce infections called...
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Ringworms
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Subcutaneous infections
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traumatic implantation of certan fungi into the subcutaneous tissue.

splinters, thorns insect bites

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Systemic Infections
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histoplasmosis and coccidiodiomycosis
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Opportunistic Infections
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caused by fungi hat produced disease in individuals w/weakenedimmune systems
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Oran candidiasis
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thrush

Candida albicans

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Cryptococcosis
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cuased by yeast Crytococcus neoformans
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Tinea capitis
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ring worm of the scalp
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Tinea pedis
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ringworm of the feet; athlete's foot
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Tinea barbae
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ringworm of the beard
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Tinea corporis
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ringworm of the body
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Tinea cruris
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ringworm of the groin; jock itch
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Tinea manuum
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ringworm of the palm
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Tinea imguium
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ringworm of the nails
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Entameoba histolytica
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amebic dysentery
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Naegleria fowlerii
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primar amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM)
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Acanthamoeba
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amebic keratits
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Giardia lamblia
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giardiasis

greasy stools, flatulence

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Trichomonas vaginalis
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trichomoniasis

frothy, greenish-yellow discharge

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Trypanosomes
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African sleeping sickness

tsetse fly vector

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Plasmodium
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malaria

Anophelas mosquito vector

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Toxoplasma gondii
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toxoplasmosis

cat-primary; congenital toxoplasmosis

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Cryptosporidium
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crytosporodiosis

watery diarrhea (HIV)

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