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epstein barr virus is responsible for what disease?
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Mono
"kissing disease" |
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T/F: mononucleosis refers to an increase in monocytes
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False. It means increase in lymphocytes.
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Whats the difference between atypical and reactive lymphocytes?
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atypical lymphocytes are commonly observed in viral infections
Reactive lymphocytes have abundant cytoplasm. |
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EBV is a ds-DNA virus. It has affinity for what type of lymphocyte?
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B lymphocyte
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What are the there IM antibodies produced in the B-cells (after infection by EBV)
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Heterophile
EBV antibodies Autoantibodies |
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What do hterophile antibodies react with?
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Unrelated antigens on cells from different species.
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What is the key characteristic antibody for IM?
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Heterophile antibody
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What type of virus is yellow fever?
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ssRNA with icosahedral capsid
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What is the vector for yellow fever?
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Aedes aegypti mosquito
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What is the vector for yellow fever?
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Aedes aegypti mosquito
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Breakbone fever is a characteristc of which fever?
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Dengue Fever
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What is the vector for Dengue fever?
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Also Aedes mosquitoes.
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Fugemia is often caused by what?
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Venous or arterial catheterization
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What is the most common cause for fungemia?
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candida albicans
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Plasmodium refers to what disease?
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Malaria
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What are the two hosts involved in babesiosis disease?
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White footed mouse and deer tick
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Individuals infected with contaminated water indicates which disease?
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Shistosomiasis "blood flukes"
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Has a strong predilection for the bladder is indicative of which disease?
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Shistosomiasis
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Which disease has to have snails as part of its development?
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Schistomiasis
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What is a key diagnostic for parasites?
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Eosinophilia
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Which species of schistomiasis is responsible for eggs in the brain?
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S. japonicum
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Which disease is the tsetse fly a vector for?
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Sleeping African sickness
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The hallmark of this disease is the invasion of CNS.
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Trypanosomes
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What is the change in sleep battern in african sleeping sickness?
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Fatigue during day
Extreme agitation during night |
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The sandfly vector is indicative of which disease?
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Leishmaniasis
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This disease effects the spleen, lymph nodes, liver, and intestine
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Leishmaniasis
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What clinical symptom do you normally see with leishmaniasis?
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Protrusion of abdomen d/t enlargement of spleen and liver
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LD bodies consist of
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Amastigotes
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In leishmaniasis the pathogen is which type of sandfly?
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Phlebotomus
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Leishmania amastigotes are found in which cell type?
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Macrophages
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Leshmania promastigotes are found where?
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In culture
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