Microbial Diseases Of Skin And Wounds Pt. 3

Question 0

What is the term for the warts found on the soles of the feet?

Answer 0

Plantar warts

Question 1

What is the term used for warts found on fingers and toes?

Answer 1

Seed warts

Question 2

What is the term for warts found on the trunk, face, elbows, and knees?

Answer 2

Flat warts

Question 3

What is the pathogen responsible for warts?

Answer 3

40 different varieties of human papillomavirus (HPV)

Question 4

How are warts transmitted?

Answer 4

Via direct contact and fomites

Question 5

What is the term used when warts spread from one location to another on the same person?

Answer 5

Autoinoculation

Question 6

Are warts usually harmless?

Answer 6

Yes

Question 7

What are the five classical childhood exanthems?

Answer 7

Rubeola (Measles), scarlet fever, rubella (German measles), erythema infectiosum, roseola

Question 8

What is the cause of rubeola (Measles)?

Answer 8

Measles virus

Question 9

What is the cause of scarlet fever?

Answer 9

Streptococcus pyogenes

Question 10

What is the cause of rubella (German measles)?

Answer 10

Rubella virus

Question 11

What is the cause of erythema infectiosum?

Answer 11

Parvovirus B19

Question 12

What is the cause of roseola?

Answer 12

HHV-6

Question 13

Which “number disease” of children exanthems is still commonly used?

Answer 13

“Fifth disease”

Question 14

What are all of the other names for measles?

Answer 14

First disease, red measles, rubeola

Question 15

What sign is diagnostic for measles?

Answer 15

Koplik’s spots

Question 16

What are the rare serious complications of measles that can result?

Answer 16

Pneumonia, encephalitis, and subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE)

Question 17

Is measles highly contagious?

Answer 17

Yes

Question 18

When are those with measles contagious?

Answer 18

Four days pre-rash and four days after rash appears

Question 19

How is measles spread?

Answer 19

Respiratory droplets

Question 20

What species is the only host for measles?

Answer 20

Humans

Question 21

What is the treatment for measles?

Answer 21

There aren’t any

Question 22

How can measles be prevented?

Answer 22

MMR vaccine

Question 23

What is another nickname for rubella or German measles?

Answer 23

3-day measles

Question 24

Are rubella infections serious in children?

Answer 24

Usually not

Question 25

What can result from an adult developing rubella?

Answer 25

Arthritis or encephalitis

Question 26

How can rubella be extremely dangerous for fetuses?

Answer 26

Infection of pregnant women can cause birth defects or death of fetus ("Congenital Rubella Syndrome")

Question 27

How is rubella spread?

Answer 27

Respiratory secretions

Question 28

What is the treatment for rubella?

Answer 28

Rest, fluids, medication

Question 29

Spontaneous abortion occurs in what amount of all congenital rubella syndrome cases?

Answer 29

20%

Question 30

What is fifth disease?

Answer 30

Erythema infectiosum

Question 31

What is the lay term for erythema infectiosum?

Answer 31

Slapped cheek syndrome

Question 32

What is the pathogen responsible for erythema infectiosum?

Answer 32

Parvovirus B19

Question 33

What condition is a respiratory disease that manifests as a rash that appears as a slap in the face?

Answer 33

Erythema infectiosum

Question 34

How is erythema infectiosum transmitted?

Answer 34

Respiratory droplets

Question 35

At what point is erythema infectiosum no longer infectious?

Answer 35

Once the rash is present

Question 36

What condition is characterized by a rose-colored rash and mononucleosis-like symptoms?

Answer 36

Roseola

Question 37

What is the pathogen responsible for roseola?

Answer 37

HHV-6

Question 38

HHV-6 may make individuals more susceptible to what disease?

Answer 38

AIDS

Question 39

Roseola may be linked to what other condition?

Answer 39

Multiple Sclerosis

Question 40

How is roseola spread?

Answer 40

Person to person by transfer of oral secretions

Question 41

What is the term for a disease caused by a fungus?

Answer 41

Mycosis

Question 42

Are mycoses usually contagious?

Answer 42

No

Question 43

What fungal infection of the hair shaft forms irregular nodules?

Answer 43

Piedra

Question 44

What are the two types of piedra?

Answer 44

Black - hard, black nodules | White - soft, gray to white nodules

Question 45

What is another name for pityriasis versicolor?

Answer 45

Tinea versicolor

Question 46

What is the pathogen responsible for causing black piedra?

Answer 46

Piedraia hortae

Question 47

What is the pathogen responsible for causing white piedra?

Answer 47

Trichisporon beigelii

Question 48

What is the pathogen responsible for causing pityriasis?

Answer 48

Malassezia furfur

Question 49

What fungal infection results in hypo- or hyper-pigmentation of patches of scaly skin that typically occurs on the trunk, shoulders, and arms?

Answer 49

Pityriasis versicolor

Question 50

Pityriasis versicolor is unlikely to occur in which locations?

Answer 50

Face and neck (in that case, most likely would be vitiligo)

Question 51

Pityriasis versicolor is now associated with what common cosmetic activity?

Answer 51

Tanning beds

Question 52

How is piedra often transmitted?

Answer 52

Shared hair brushes and combs

Question 53

How are superficial mycoses usually transmitted?

Answer 53

Person to person contact or environmental exposure

Question 54

How is piedra treated?

Answer 54

By shaving infected hair

Question 55

How is pityriasis versicolor diagnosed?

Answer 55

By the green color seen under UV light

Question 56

How is pityriasis versicolor treated?

Answer 56

Topical or oral drugs

Question 57

What are dermatophytes?

Answer 57

Specific groupings of fungi (not a Genus name) that cause cutaneous infections

Question 58

How are dermatophyses often transmitted?

Answer 58

Via fomites

Question 59

What was the old term for dermatophyses?

Answer 59

Ringworm

Question 60

Why do we know longer call dermatophyses "ringworm"?

Answer 60

There is no actual worm involved; it is a fungal infection

Question 61

What procedure confirms dermatophytoses diagnoses?

Answer 61

KOH preparation of skin or nail samples

Question 62

What stimuli make dermatophytoses more aggravated?

Answer 62

Heat and moisture

Question 63

What is the condition commonly known as "athlete's foot"?

Answer 63

Tinea pedis

Question 64

What is the condition commonly known as "jock itch"?

Answer 64

Tinea cruris

Question 65

What dermatophysis occurs as a fungal infection of the nails?

Answer 65

Tinea unguium/ onychomycosis

Question 66

What dermatophysis is associated with the trunk and overall body?

Answer 66

Tinea corporis

Question 67

What dermatophysis is associated with the scalp?

Answer 67

Tinea capitis

Question 68

What condition is also known as the rose-gardener's disease?

Answer 68

Sporotrichosis

Question 69

What is the pathogen responsible for causing sporotrichosis?

Answer 69

Sporothrix schenckii

Question 70

Sporotrichosis usually occurs where on the body?

Answer 70

Arms and legs

Question 71

What population of people are more at risk of developing sporotrichosis?

Answer 71

Anyone working with plant material (planters, gardeners, farmers)

Question 72

What condition results from secondary lesions occurring on the skin along the course of lymphatic vessels following infection of sporotrichosis?

Answer 72

Lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis

Question 73

In which direction does lymphocutaneous sporotrichosis travel?

Answer 73

Distal to proximal along the course of the lymphatics

Question 74

Is leishmaniasis painful?

Answer 74

No

Question 75

What are the signs and symptoms of cutaneous leishmaniasis?

Answer 75

Large painless skin lesions

Question 76

What are the signs and symptoms of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis?

Answer 76

Skin lesions enlarged to encompass mucous membranes

Question 77

What are the signs and symptoms of visceral leishmaniasis?

Answer 77

Parasite is spread by macrophages throughout the body and can end up damaging organs

Question 78

What is the causative agent for leishmaniasis?

Answer 78

Leishmania

Question 79

In what locations is leishmaniasis endemic?

Answer 79

Tropics and subtropics

Question 80

What is the reservoir for leishmaniasis?

Answer 80

Dogs

Question 81

What is the vector that transmits leishmaniasis to humans?

Answer 81

Sand flies

Question 82

What is the other name for visceral leishmaniasis?

Answer 82

Kala-azar

Question 83

What age group usually gets tinea unguium?

Answer 83

Elderly

Question 84

What are the signs and symptoms for scabies?

Answer 84

Intense itching and rash of small, red, linear bumps (burrows or tunnels are sometimes seen)

Question 85

What is the causative agent for scabies?

Answer 85

Sarcoptes scabiei (mite)

Question 86

How is scabies transmitted?

Answer 86

Prolonged bodily contact

Question 87

In what condition do scabies epidemics tend to occur?

Answer 87

Among those in crowded conditions

Question 88

How is scabies treated?

Answer 88

Mite-killing lotions, antihistamines for itching