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1
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Candida albicans

A

Yeast
Body and environment
Infection in mouth genitals internal organs

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2
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Yeasts

A

Unicellular
Aerobic/anaerobic
72-104 F
Fission (daughter cells)

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3
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Molds

A

Multicellular
No chlorophyll
Heat above 200 F
Segmented/unsegmented

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4
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Histoplasma

A

Soul that contains bat/bird feces
Inhalation
Contain food prod

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5
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Aspergillosis

A

Inhalation of spores

Contaminated food

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6
Q

Penicillin

A

Alex Fleming

Helps with production of certain cheese ham and sauasage

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7
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Rhizopus

A

Food products
Bread/ fruit
Mucormycosis

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8
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Malassezia

A

Common ear yeast if dogs

Food in genitals folds of skin toes

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9
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Coccidioides

A

Valley fever

CNS

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10
Q

Woods lamp

A

Easiest way to detect ringworm

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11
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Toothbrush method

A

Asymptomatic

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12
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Disease caused by dermatophytes

A

Ringworm

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13
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Fungi found on bread

A

Rhizopus

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14
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T/F

Molds can be anaerobic

A

False

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15
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T/F ringworm samples are recovered through centesis procedure

A

False

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16
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If the agar medium has a pathogenic organism what color will it turn

17
Q

Yeasts can produce asexually with the budding of daughter cells

18
Q

Sporothrix is most common in what species

19
Q

Find rhizopus

A

Food pantry

20
Q

Rabies is always fatal once clinical disease has developed

21
Q

Rabies

A

Bite wound or contact with saliva

22
Q

Cryptosporidiosis

A

Fecal oral

23
Q

Ornithosis (psittacosis)

A

Inhalation of agent excreted in bird feces

24
Q

Contagious ecthyma

A

Direct contact with infective material

25
Q

Dermatophytosis (ringworm)

A

Direct contact with infected animal or spores on hair

26
Q

Cryptococcosis is a ___ organism

A

Fungal (yeast)

27
Q

3 types of bacteria

A

Bacillus cocci spirochete

28
Q

Virus

A

Not living

Change DNA

29
Q

Anthrax

A

Soil that has contacted blood of infected ruminants

30
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Psittacosis

A

Avian

Inhalation of dried feces

31
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Brucellosis

A

Contaminated milk

32
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Campylobacteriosis

A

Undercooked meat

Direct contact

33
Q

Cat scratch disease

A

Barton Ella henslae

Cat to human by flea vector

34
Q

Pasteurellosis

A

Thru bite wound or inhaled

35
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Salmonellosis

A

Contaminated meat products

36
Q

Tularemia

A

Rabbit fever

10 organisms can cause disease

37
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Dermatophytosis

38
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Newcastle disease

A

Paramyxovirus

Dried feces

39
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Rabies

A

Lyssavirus contact with saliva

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