Chapter 15 Micro

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Scarlet fever is caused by

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Streptococcus pyogenes

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Whooping cough is caused by

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Bordetella pertussis

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Tuberculosis cannot be transmitted by

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Fomites

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Most virulent pathogen of human flu virus is what type

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A

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SARS is a respiratory illness caused by

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Coronavirus

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Which geographic area contains reservoirs for coccidiodes immitis

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Arizona

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The formation of a fungus ball within pre-existing cavities is a common development in

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Aspergillosis

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Streptococcus pneumoniae is a gram what bacterium

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Positive

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Rheumatic fever is a rare complication of what

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Strep throat

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Parrot fever is caused by

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Chlamydia psittaci in bird droppings

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Hantavirus which can cause disease in humans are carried by

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Rodents

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What are the two distinct forms of legionellosis

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Pontiac fever and legionnaires disease

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What is Pontiac fever

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A type of legionellosis that is a mild respiratory infection

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What is legionnaires disease

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A type of legionellosis that is a fatal form of pneumonia

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What is scarlet fever

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Upper respiratory tract infection, group a hemolytic streptococcus with strawberry tongue

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What is strep throat

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Group a Streptococcus, most common bacterial infection of throat, transmitted through person-to-person

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What is tuberculosis

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Deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis, transmitted through air when infected person coughs sneezes or talks

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What is anthrax

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Acute Infectious Disease by bacillus anthracis, a gram positive spore-forming facultative anaerobe found in wild and domestic vertebrates

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What is obtained through inhalation or ingestion

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Anthrax

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Pontiac fever

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Mild respiratory infection caused by Legionella pneumophila, gram-negative bacillus found in H2O forces and environment

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What is Q fever

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Zoonotic disease produced by coxiella burnetii, that affects sheep, cattle, dogs and as resistant to heat, drying and disinfectants

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What is SARS

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Severe acute respiratory syndrome produced by coronavirus that first occurred in 2003

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Strep throat is also known as what

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Streptococcal pharyngitis

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What is one of the major causes of pneumonia/bronchitis

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Chlamydial pneumonia most common in school-age children

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What is diphtheria

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Caused by corynebacterium diphtheria, facultative anaerobe gram positive bacillus that attacks nose and throat and is highly contagious spread by direct physical contact or aerosol secretion

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What type of pneumonia is difficult to distinguish from others and require special testing

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Legionellosis

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What is the most frequent human disease that last 3 to 5 days

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Common cold

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Orthomyxoviruses are

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Influenza, person-to-person infection or by fomites

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New flu variants result from what

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frequent antigenic changes

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About half of all pneumonias are caused by what

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viruses

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what is Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

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deadly disease carrie by rodents

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What is the transmission route thru Hantavirus

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Contatc thru infected animals or their urine

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What is Histoplasmosis

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A fungal infection that primarily affects the lungs transmitted by inhalation from soil, bird roosts or bat caves

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what is coccidioidomycosis

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Fungal infection in SW United states found in desert soil

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What is blastomycosis

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Fungal infection that can be acute or chronic that primarily affects the lungs thru wood/soil

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What ispulmonary Aspergillosis

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Caused by one or more species of Aspergillus that is a old in decaying plants, stored hay, etc.

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What is commonly found in normal flora of Upper Respiratory System

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Staphyococcus Aureus

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What cannot be tx by antibiotics

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The common cold bc it's a virus

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Legionellosis mainly affects the

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Respiratory system (lungs)

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What organisms can potentially be a bioterrorism threat

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Anthrax and Q fever

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What are the two zoonotic organisms

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Inhalation Anthrax and Q fever

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This disease is contracted when people inhale water mist containing the bacteria

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Legionellosis

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What disease caused the formation of a psuedomembrane on the tonsils and pharynx that can cause life threatening respiratory obstruction

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Diphtheria