Flashcards in Agents of Infectious Disease Deck (15):
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_________ are protein particles that lack any kind of demonstrable genetic material, mutated forms of a normal host protein.
PRIONS
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What do prions aggregate in the brain and form?
PLAQUES
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How are prions caught?
MAY BE INHERITED
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CANNIBALISM
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EATING ANIMALS INFECTED BY A PRION (MAD COW)
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What is the treatment for prions?
PALLIATIVE
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Name the 4 organisms which combine the characteristics of viruses and bacteria, and need a host to survive?
RICKETTSIA
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CHLAMYDIA
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COXIELLA
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MYCOPLASMA
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What does rickettsia cause?
TYPICAL RASH (WRIST/ANKLE)
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SMALL HEMMORAHGES
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FLU VIRUS SYMPTOMS
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What does chlamydia cause?
STI leading to
PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE
WOMEN* STERILITY
INFANTS* EYE INFECTIONS and PNEUMONIA
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What does coxiella cause?
Q FEVER
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FLU LIKE SYMPTOMS
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CAN BECOME SYSTEMIC
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What do mycoplasmas commonly cause?
PNEUMONIA
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__________ are free living eukaryotic saprophytes found in every habitat on earth.
FUNGI
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__________ is a harmless fungus normally present on skin, common cause of vaginal infection, and opportunistic in immunosuppressed patients.
CANDIDA
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Name the 2 types of fungi?
YEASTS
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MOLDS
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Molds grow in long filaments called __________.
HYPHAE
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The term ____________ has evolved to designate members of the animal kingdom that infect and cause disease in other animals.
PARASITE
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