Flashcards in Microbiology word associations Deck (114)
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All viruses are RNA except 6 HHAPPY ones which are
DNA
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3 enveloped DNA viruses
HepaDNA, Herpes and Pox
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2 naked DNA viruses Adeno and Papova
Parvo B17
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All RNA viruses are single stranded EXCEPT
Rota virus of the REO virus family
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All RNA single stranded viruses are + EXCEPT 6
PROFAB group
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Paramyxo, Rhabo, Orthomyxo, Filo, Arena and Buynya
PROFAB group
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All hepatitis viruses are RNA EXDCEPT
Hepatitis B [hepaDNA group]
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All hepatitis viruses are spread by the orofecal route EXCEPT
Hepatitis B and C [sex and blood]
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Single stranded retro virus
Human Immune Deficiency virus
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All ARBO viruses are flavi viruses EXCEPT
California encephalitis [Bunya virus]
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Parotitis, pancreatritis and painful orchitis
Paramyxo virus [Mumps]
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Common cold with runny nose and sore throat
Corona virus
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Hand, foot and mouth lesions
Coxsackie virus
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Bacteria without cell walls
Rickettsiae, Chlamydia and Bartonella
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Flexible bacteria
Borrleia, Leptospira and Treponema
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Gram stain resistant
Mycobacteria
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Infection in bird keepers
Chlamydia psittaci
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Lung infection in wool sorters
Bacillus anthracis
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Rheumatic fever and glomerulonephritis
Streptococcus pyogenes
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Previously damaged heart valves
Streptococcus viridans
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Infected previously healthy heart valves
Staphylococcus aureus
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Causes lockjaw [trismus]
Clostridium tetani
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Transmitted by contaminated honey and causing paralysis
Clostridium botulinum
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Causes muscle necrosis with gas formation
Clostridium perfringens
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Grey psuedomenbrane in the throat
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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Paroxysmal bouts of coughing with a whoop in a child
Bordetella pertussis
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Fever from handling infected rabbit skin
Francisella tularensis
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Lung infection from infected air conditioners
Legionella pneumophilia
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Infected burns with blue green burns
Pseudomonas aeroginosa
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Gram negative coccus which ferments glucose
Neisseria gonorrhea
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Gram negative coccus which ferments maltose
Neisseria meningitidis
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Causes severe diarrhea with rice water stool
Vibrio cholera
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Obligate intracellular parasitic bacteria
Chlamydia
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Causes peptic ulcer and some forms of stomach cancer
Helicobacteria pylori
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Gram resistant bacteria with thick waxy wall
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Commonest cause of urinary tract infections
Escherichia coli
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Causes Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
E. coli subtype O157 H7
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Rose colored spots and step ladder fever
Salmonella typhi
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Spread by bat doppings
Histoplasma capsulatum
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Causes meningitis spread by pigeon poop
Cryptococcus neoformans
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Causes pneumonia in an immune compromised patient
Pneumocystis jiroveci [carinii]
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Fatal encephalitis in warm waters
Naegleria fowleri
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Diarrhea more common in hikers
Gardia lamblia
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Causes megaoesophagus and spread by sand fly bites
Trypanosoma cruzi
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Sleeping sickness spread by tsetse fly bites
Trypanosoma gambiense
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Frothy vaginal discharge caused by flagellate protozoan
Trichomonas vaginitis
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Recurrent or chronic diarrhea in immune compromised
Crpptosporidium parvum
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Most dealy form of malaria
Plasmodium falciparum
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Intestinal parasite associated with iron deficiency
Necator americanus
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Most common intestinal nematode in the USA
Enterobius vermicularis
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Associated with rectal prolapse
Trichuris trichuria
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River blindness spread by the simulium blackfly
Onchocerca volulus
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Elephantiasis spread by Culex filariasis
Wuchereria bancrofti
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Intestinal parasite associated with vitamin B12 deficiency
Diphyllobothrium latum
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Bladder parasite causing blood in the urine
Schistosoma hematobium
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Spread by eating undercooked contaminated beef
Taenia saginatum
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Smallest tapeworm
Hymenolepis nana
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Ames test
Mutagenic potential
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Armadillo
Mycobacterium leprae
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Ascoli test
Anthrax
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ASOT
Recent streptococcal infection
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Bordet-Gegnou medium
Bordetella pertussis
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Catalase test
Staphylococcus [+] from streptococcus[-]
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Chocolate agar
Neisseria and Hemophilus
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Coagulase test
Staphylococcus aureus from other Staph.
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Coombs test
Hemolytic anemia
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Darkfield microscopy
Syphilis
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Dick test
Scarlet fever
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Eaton agar
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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ELISA
HIV and Lyme
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FTA-Abs
Syphilis
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Heaf skin test
Tuberculosis
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Hektoen agar
Salmonella
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Indian ink stain
Cryptococcus neoformans
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Kviem skin test
Sarcoidosis
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Lowenstein-Jensen culture medium
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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MacConkey agar
Promotes growth of Gram negative rods
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Mantoux skin test
Tuberculosis
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Middlebrook medium
Tuberculosis
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Mitsuda test
Mycobacterium leprae
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Paul Bunnel test
Mononucleosis
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Regan-Lowe agar
Bordetella pertussis
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Quellung reaction
Bacteria with capsules-Strep pneumoniae
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Sabouraud medium
Fungal organisms
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Schick test
Corynebacterium diphtheria
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Schultz Carlton reaction
Scarlet fever
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Telluritie agar
Corynebacterium diphtheria
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Thayer-Martin medium
Neisseria organisms
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Thiosulfate-Citrate-Bile salts-Sucrose
Vibrio cholera
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Tine skin test
Tuberculosis
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VDRL test
Syphilis
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Weil-Felix test
Rickettsiae
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W ood’s light
Fungal organisms
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Wright-Giemsa stain
Parasites and syphilis
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Ziehl-Neelsen stain
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Test to exclude a disease if test is negative [SnOUT]
Sensitivity
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Test to include a diagnosis if test is positive [SpIN]
Specificty
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Sudden increase in the number with a disease locally
Epidemic
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Normal occurrence of a disease in a particular locality
Endemic
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Sudden increase in the number with a disease worldwide
Pandemic
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Number of people with the disease at a given time
Prevalence
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Number of new cases in the population at a given time
Incidence
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Number of people who die from a particular disease
Mortality rate
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Number of people who have a particular disease
Morbidity rate
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Epidemiology or Disease Triangle
Host, Agent [microbe] and Environment
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Antigenic shift [virus], spores [bacteria/fungus]cysts [protozoa]
Microbial adaptations
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Disease that has newly appeared
Emergin disease
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Previously known disease that has increased or spread
Re-emerging disease
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Bacteria and fungi form spores and protozoa form cysts
Pathogen adapatations to environment
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Viral adaptation to the environment and host
Antigenic shift
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Exposure of milk to progressively higher temperatures
Pasteurization
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Use of chemicals or heat to destroy all life
Sterilization
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Use of chemicals to destroy most pathogens
Disinection
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