Virbio Cholera-Colonels Base CAMP

Question 1

What is the result of gram stain for Vibrio Cholera

Answer 1

Gram negative

Question 2

What is the shape of Vibrio Cholera

Answer 2

Comma/curved shaped

Question 3

What is the state of oxidase in Vibrio Cholera

Answer 3

Oxidase positive

Question 4

Is Vibrio Cholera acid stable or labile

Answer 4

Acid labile

Question 5

What is the clinical presentation of Vibrio Cholera

Answer 5

Rice water stool

Question 6

Which type of environment is preferred by Vibrio Cholera

Answer 6

Alkaline environment

Question 7

What is the typical method of transmission for Vibrio Cholera

Answer 7

Fecal oral route

Question 8

Where is the human body is Vibrio Cholera normally found

Answer 8

Intestinal mucosa

Question 9

What is the mechanism of pathogenesis for Vibrio Cholera

Answer 9

Fimbrae attach to the walls of the intestine (noninvasive) and produce a cholera toxin

Question 10

What type of toxin in Vibrio Cholera toxin and what is the mechanism of action

Answer 10

• AB exotoxin
• Works by binding to adenyl cyclase, up regulating production of G subunit, upreglating cAMP and efflux of chloride and water

Question 11

What is the usual reservoir of Vibrio Vulnificus and Paraliticus

Answer 11

Oysters and other seafood

Question 12

What does Vibrio Vulnificus cause

Answer 12

Acute gastroenteritis

Question 13

What does Vibrio Paraliticus cause

Answer 13

Fulminating septacenia, leading to necrosis edema and death