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List all of the DNA viruses.

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a. Paraoviruses
b. Papovavriuses
c. Adenoviruses
d. Herpes Viruses
i. herpes simplex type I and type II
ii. Varicella-Zoster
iii. Human herpesvirus
iv. Epstein-Barr Virus
v. Cytomegalovirus
vi. Kaposi Sarcoma Virus
e. Pox Viruses
i. Smallpox
ii. Molluscum contagiosum
f. Hepadnaviruses

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List of the RNA viruses

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a. Picorna Viruses
i. Enteroviruses
1. Polio virus
2. Coxsackie viruses
3. Echoviruses
ii. Rhinoviruses
iii. Heparnaviruses
1. Hepatitis A
b. Reoviruses
c. Noroviruses
d. Toga Viruses
i. Rubella Virus
ii. Flaviviruses
e. Orthomyxoviruses
i. Influenza A, B and C
f. Paramyxoviruses
g. Corona Viruses
h. Rhabdoviruses
i. Arenaviruses
j. Filoviruses
k. Bunyaviruses
l. Retroviruses
i. Human T-cell leukemia
ii. Human immunodeficiency virus

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List all enveloped viruses (i.e., if the study guide does not say that it is enveloped, then it is not).

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a. Herpes Viruses
b. Pox Viruses

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Disease and transmission of Parvoviruses

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Disease: Fifth disease
Transmission: Droplets

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Disease and transmission of Papovavriruses

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Disease: Papilloma virus
Transmission: Direct contact/to newborn

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Disease and transmission of Adenoviruses

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Disease: Respiratory tract infections
Transmission: droplets

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Disease and transmission of Herpes Simplex T1

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Disease: Causes cold sores/gingivostomatitis
Transmission: direct contact

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Disease and transmission of Herpes Simplex T2

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Disease: Genital herpes
Transmission: Sexually transmitted

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Disease and transmission of Varicella-Zoster

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Disease: Chicken pox
Transmission: Contact and droplets

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Disease and transmission of Epstein-Barr virus

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Disease: Mononucleosis
Transmission: by direct contact

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Disease and transmission of Cytomegalovirus

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Disease: General malaise, hepatitis
Transmission: direct contact and congenital

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Disease and transmission of Pox viruses

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Disease: Smallpox, Variola
Transmission: contact and droplet

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Disease and transmission of Molluscum contagiosum

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Disease: Warts on body
Transmission: direct contact

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Disease and transmission of Rhinoviruses

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Disease: Upper respiratory tract (common cold)
Transmission: droplets and indirect contact

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Disease and transmission of Heparnaviruses

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Disease: Hepatitis A
Transmission: Orally and parenteral

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Disease and transmission of Noroviruses

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Disease: Gastroenteritis
Transmission: Fecal-oral, person to person direct contact and indirect contact with infected surfaces

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Disease and transmission of Toga Viruses

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Disease: Rubella Virus, agent of rubella
Transmission: Transplacental

Disease: Flaviviruses
Transmission: arthropods

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Disease and transmission of Orthomyxoviruses

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Disease: Flu
Transmission: Airborne and droplet

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Disease and transmission of Corona Viruses

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Disease: : Common cold and SARS
Transmission: Droplets

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Disease and transmission of Rhabdoviruses

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Disease: Rabies
Transmission: Skin wound getting contaminated

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Disease and transmission of Trichophyton

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Disease: causes infections of hair, skins and nails
Transmission: arthrospores from infected individuals air, shed hair/skin by direct contact or communal showers

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Disease and transmission Microsporum

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Disease: causes infections of hair and skin
Transmission: arthrospores from infected individuals air, shed hair/skin by direct contact or communal showers

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Disease and transmission of Epidermophyton

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Disease: causes infections of skin and nails
Transmission: arthrospores from infected individuals air, shed hair/skin by direct contact or communal showers

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Disease and transmission of Sporothrix schenckii

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Disease: Sporothricosis
Transmission: via lymph

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Disease and transmission of Histoplasma Capsulatum
Disease: Histoplasmosis; Transmission: inhalation of conidia
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What are ways to diagnose, prevent and treat viral diseases?
a. Diagnose: i. Immunodiagnosis (blood tests for detection of antibodies) ii. Laboratory growth iii. Tissue biopsy and microscopy iv. Polymerase Chain Reaction b. Treatment and Prevention: i. Vaccines ii. Antiviral Drugs
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Disease and transmission of Coccidioides Immitis
Disease: Coccidioidomycosis Transmission: inhaling arthrospores
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Disease and transmission of Blastomyces dermatitidis
Disease: Blastomycosis Transmission: inhalation of conidiospores
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Disease and transmission of Cryptococcus neoformans
Disease: Crypotococcosis Transmission: Pigeon feces
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Disease and transmission of Candida albicans
Disease: Candidiasis Transmission: when normal flora is disturbed of immunosuppressant host
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Disease and transmission of Aspergillus sp.
Disease: Aspergillosis Transmission: mold in air (infects lungs)
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Disease and transmission of Mucor sp
Disease: Mucormycosus Transmission colonizes the walls of blood vessels
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Disease and transmission of Obeumocystis jiroveci
Disease: Pneumocytosis pneumonia Transmission: Droplets
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List all dimorphic fungi
Sporothrix schenckii
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List all yeast (not dimorphic).
a. Histoplasma Capsulatum b. Coccidioides Immitis c. Blastomyces dermatitidis d. Cryptococcus neoformans e. Candida albicans f. Aspergillus sp g. Mucor sp h. Obeumocystis jiroveci
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Protozoans by their transmission and disease by their locomotion: Amoeba
- Entamoeba histolytica; transmission: Fecal-oral - Nagleria fowlerii; Transmission: Nasal
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Protozoans by their transmission and disease by their locomotion: Flagella
- Giardia lamblia; Transmission: Fecal-oral - Trichomonas vaginalis; Transmission: Sexual contact - Trypansoma brucei; Transmission: Vector - Trypansoma cruzi; Transmission: Vector - Leishnania Donovani; Transmission: Vector
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Protozoans by their transmission and disease by their locomotion: Cilia
- Balantidium coli; Transmission: Vector
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Protozoans by their transmission and disease by their locomotion: Apicomplexan
- Toxoplama gondii; Transmission: Fecal-oral - Plasmodium sp.; Transmission: Vector - Babesia microti; Transmission: Vector - Cryptosporidium parvum; Transmission: Fecal-oral - Cyclospora cataynenesis; Transmission: Fecal-oral
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Platyhelminths (flatworms) in Class Cestoda, Disease and transmission (IS and TS): Taenia saginata
Disease: Beef tapeworm disease Transmission: Eating contaminated beef a. Infectious: Cysticerus b. Transmission: Egg and Gravid proglottid
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Platyhelminths (flatworms) in Class Cestoda, Disease and transmission (IS and TS): Taenia solium:
Disease: Pork Tapeworm disease Transmission: Eating contaminated beef a. Infectious: Cysticerus b. Transmission: Egg and Gravid proglottid
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Platyhelminths (flatworms) in Class Cestoda, Disease and transmission (IS and TS): Diphyllobothrium latum
Disease: Fish tapeworm disease Transmission: Eating contaminated fish a. Infectious: larva in copepod b. Transmission: egg in stool
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Platyhelminths (flatworms) in Class Cestoda, Disease and transmission (IS and TS): Hymenolepis nana
Disease: Dwarf tapeworm disease Transmission: Contaminated food and contact a. Infectious and Transmission: Egg
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Platyhelminths (flatworms) in Class Cestoda, Disease and transmission (IS and TS): Echinococcus graanulosus
Disease: Dog tapeworm disease Transmission: Ingestion of eggs from dog’s feces a. Infectious: Egg
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Platyhelminths (flatworms) in Class Trematoda, Disease and transmission (IS and TS): i.Shistosoma mansoni ii.S. japonicum: iii.S. haematobium:
Disease: Blood Fluke Disease Transmission: Water contact: a. Infectious: Cercaria b. Transmission: Egg in stool
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Platyhelminths (flatworms) in Class Trematoda, Disease and transmission (IS and TS): Faciolopsis buski
Disease: Intestinal fluke disease: Transmission:Eating contaminated water plants a. Infectious: Metacercarias b. Transmission: Egg in stool
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Platyhelminths (flatworms) in Class Trematoda, Disease and transmission (IS and TS): Chlonorchis sinensis:
Disease: Chinese liver fluke disease: Transmission: Eating contaminated fish a.Infectious:Metacercaria b.Transmission: Egg in stool
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Platyhelminths (flatworms) in Class Trematoda, Disease and transmission (IS and TS): Paragonimus westermani
Disease: Lung fluke disease Transmission: Eating contaminated crab a. Infectious: Metacercarias b. Transmission: Egg in stool and sputum
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Platyhelminths (flatworms) in Class Trematoda, Disease and transmission (IS and TS): Fasciola hepatica
Disease: Liver fluke disease Transmission: Eating contaminated water plants a. Infectious: Metacercarias b. Transmission: Egg in stool
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Aschelminths (roundworms), transmission (IS and TS) and disease caused: Ascaris lumbricoides
Disease: Roundworm Disease Transmission: Fecal-oral Egg is Both I.S and T.S:
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Aschelminths (roundworms), transmission (IS and TS) and disease caused: Enterobious vermicularis
Disease: Pinworm Disease Transmission: Airborne, fecal-oral Egg is Both I.S and T.S:
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Aschelminths (roundworms), transmission (IS and TS) and disease caused: Wuchererua bancrofti
Disease: Filariasis Transmission: Vector (mosquito) Larva is Both the I.S and the T.S
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Aschelminths (roundworms), transmission (IS and TS) and disease caused: Ancylostoma duodenale necator americanus
Disease: Hookworm disease Transmission: Contact Larva is Both the I.S and the T.S
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Aschelminths (roundworms), transmission (IS and TS) and disease caused: Trichuris trichuria
Disease: Whipworm disease Transmission: Fecal-oral Egg is Both I.S and T.S:
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Aschelminths (roundworms), transmission (IS and TS) and disease caused: Trichinella spiralis
Disease: Trichinosis Transmission: Eating contaminated pork Larva is Both the I.S and the T.S
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Aschelminths (roundworms), transmission (IS and TS) and disease caused: Strongyloides stercoralis
Disease: Strongiladiasis Transmission: Contact Larva is Both the I.S and the T.S
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Aschelminths (roundworms), transmission (IS and TS) and disease caused: Dracunculus medinensis
Disease: Guinea worm disease Transmission: Contaminated food and water Larva is Both the I.S and the T.S
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Aschelminths (roundworms), transmission (IS and TS) and disease caused: Loa loa
Disease: Eyeworm Disease Transmission: Vector Larva is Both the I.S and the T.S
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List all Gram-negative cocci of medical relevance, the disease they causea. Neisseria meningitides and Neisseria gonorrhoea
Neisseria meningitides: agent of meningitis Neisseria gonorrhoea: agent of gonorrhea
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Gram-positive cocci of medical relevance, the disease they cause Staphylococcus aureus and epidermidis, Streptococcus pneumoni, pyogenes, and faecalis
Staphylococcus aureus: food poisoning Staphylococcus epidermidis: wound infections Streptococcus pneumoni: pneumonia and other respiratory diseases Streptococcus pyogenes: agent of pharyngitis Streptococcus faecalis: sub-acute endocarditis and UTI’s
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List Gram-positive bacilli of medical relevance, the disease they cause and how they are transmitted, Bacillus anthracis, Corynebacterium diphtheria, Listeria monocytogenes
Bacillus anthracis: i. Pulmonary anthrax: Transmission: inhalation of spores ii. Intestinal anthrax: Transmission: ingesting infected meat Corynebacterium diphtheria: causes diphtheria Listeria monocytogenes: produces listeriosis
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List all Gram-negative bacilli of medical relevance, the disease they cause and how they are transmitted. HeamophilusBoardetella Brucella Yersinis pestis Campylobacter jejuni Legionella pneumophila Francisella tularensis
Heamophilus-Boardetella: i. Haemophilus influenza; Transmitted: via respiratory route (droplets) ii. Bordetella pertussis; Transmission: droplets b. Brucella: Undulant fever; transmission: unpasteurized milk c. Yersinis pestis: Bubonic plague; Transmission: Droplets d. Campylobacter jejuni: Gastric Ulcers; Transmission: animal reservoirs (milk food and water) e. Legionella pneumophila; Legionnaires’ Disease; Transmission: Aerosols f. Francisella tularensis: Tularemia; Transmission: Contact with infected animals, eating contaminated meats, fleas/ticks
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List all anaerobic bacteria of medical relevance, the disease they cause and how they are transmitted Bacteriedes fragilis Genus Clostridium
a. Bacteriedes fragilis: b. Genus Clostridium: Produce endotoxins i. Clostridium tetani ii. Clostridium botulinum iii. Clostridium perfringens iv. Clostridium difficille
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atypical bacteria, the disease they cause and how they are transmitted. Chlamydia
i. Chlamydia psittaci: Psittacosis; Transmission; Inhalation of elementary bodies ii. Chlamydia trachomatis: Ocular trachoma (eye infections); Transmission: hand contact
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atypical bacteria, the disease they cause and how they are transmitted. Rickettsia
i. Rickettsia prowazekii: Typhus; Transmission: Body lice ii. Rickettsia rickettsi: Rocky Mountain spotted fever; Transmission: ticks
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atypical bacteria, the disease they cause and how they are transmitted. Coxiella burnetti
Q fever; Transmission: Airborne from sick cattle/ticks
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atypical bacteria, the disease they cause and how they are transmitted. Rochalimea quintana
Trench fever; Transmission: Body lice and human secretions
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spirochetes, the disease they cause and how they are transmitted. Treponema pallidum
Syphilis; Transmission: Sexual contact
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spirochetes, the disease they cause and how they are transmitted. Borrelia recurrentis:
Relapsing fever; Transmission: lice
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spirochetes, the disease they cause and how they are transmitted. Borrelia bugdorferi:
Lyme disease Transmission: Ticks
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spirochetes, the disease they cause and how they are transmitted. Leptospira interrogans
Leptospirosis; Transmission: Contact with contaminated water
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List all bacteria that are encapsulated (i.e., have capsules).
a. Klebsiella pneumonia b. Bacillus anthracis c. Streptococcus pneumonia d. Haemophilus influenza e. Bordetella pertussis
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List all bacteria that cause pneumonia.
a. Myoplasma pneumonia b. Streptococcus pneumonia
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List all bacteria that cause meningitis.
a. Neisseria meningitides b. Streptococcus pneumonia c. Escherichia coli d. Haemophilus influenza e. Listeria monocytogenes f. Borrelia bugdorferi g. Leptospira interrogans
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List all bacteria that cause gastroenteritis.
a. Salmonella typhi
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List bacteria that are normal microbiota.
a. Escherichia coli b. Staphylococcus aureus
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28. List all the diseases that are due to toxemia (i.e., due to the presence or release of a toxin).
a. Corynebacterium diphtheriae b. Clostridium tetani c. Clostridium botulinum d. Clostridium perfringens e. Clostridium difficille

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