Quiz #5 Flashcards
Which stage of the Plasmodium life cycle forms in human liver cells?
Schizont
(during the Exo-erythrocyctic cycle)
Lyme disease is caused by a pathogen which is a ________________.
Spirochete
(Borrelia Burgdorferi)
Match the diseases with the correct description of the group of etiologic agents of disease (each answer can only be chosen once).
Toxoplasmosis
Protozoan
Bacterial
Helminthic
Viral
Protozoan
Match the diseases with the correct description of the group of etiologic agents of disease (each answer can only be chosen once).
Anaplasmosis
Protozoan
Bacterial
Helminthic
Viral
Bacterial
Match the diseases with the correct description of the group of etiologic agents of disease (each answer can only be chosen once).
Schistosomiasis
Protozoan
Bacterial
Helminthic
Viral
Helminthic
(Schistosomiasis is Swimmer’s Itch)
(comes from snails)
Match the diseases with the correct description of the group of etiologic agents of disease (each answer can only be chosen once).
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever
Protozoan
Bacterial
Helminthic
Viral
Viral
Which of the following physical signs indicate a Yersinia pestis infection?
Buboes
(Yersina Pestis is Plague, think PEST aka Rats/Mice/Fleas)
Which vector is malaria transmitted?
Anopheles mosquito
Which vector is chagas’ disease transmitted
Triatomine bug
(Aka American Trypanosomiasis)
Which vector is Tularemia transmitted?
Tick
(known as Rabbit Fever or Tick Fever)
Francisella Tularensis
Which vector is Ebola transmitted?
Not vector borne
Which vector is yellow fever transmitted?
Aedes aegypti mosquito
Which vector is bubonic plague transmitted?
Flea
Destruction and failure of the heart valves is a consequence of what bacterial disease?
endocarditis
Which of the following zoonosis generally spreads to humans from livestock?
Brucellosis
(Brucella melitensis)
