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41 Cards in this Set
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What is a obligate intracellular orgainsm that needs CoA and NAD
that cause a triad of Headache, Fever, and rash |
Rickettsiae
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What Is a cause of a rash that starts on hands and feet then moves in to trunk
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Rocky mountain spotted fever
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What is the only bacteria that contains cholesterol in the cell wall
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mycoplasma pneumonia
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What bacteria agglutinate or lyse RBCs and has a high titer of cold agglutinins (IgM)
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Mycoplasma pneumonia
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What fungus is found around mississippi and ohio river valleys
and causes pneumonia |
Histoplasmosis
***Histo hides in macrophages*** |
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What fungus lives in the states east of mississippi river, central america and causes inflammatory lung disease (can disseminate to skin and bone)
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Blastomycosis
Blasto buds broadly |
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What fungus lives in southwestern united states, california, and causes pneumonia and meningitis
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Coccidioidomycosis
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What fungus is found in latin america and causes pneumonia and meningitis
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Paracoccidioidomycosis
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What is found in pigeon droppings and is coultured on sabaurauds agar and stains with india ink
**has a positive latex agglutination test** |
Cryptococcus neoformans
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What fungus causes interstitial pneumonia, diagnosed by biopsy or lavage.
identified by methanamine silver stain of lung tissue |
PCP
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What protozoa caueses bloating, farts, foul smelling fatty diarrhea,
transmitted by cyts in water |
Giardia lamblia
found in proximal intestine Tx with metronidzole |
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What protozoa causes bloody diarrhea, liver abscess, RUQ pain, flask shaped ulcer. Can see RBCs in side
Transmitted by cysts in water |
Entamoeba histolytica
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What protozoa causes severe diarrhea in AIDS and only mild diarrhea in healthy.
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Cryptosporidium
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What protozoa causes Brain abscess in HIV (ring enhanced lesions)
Conginital Chorioretinitis, hydrocephalus, and intracranial calcifications |
Toxoplasma gondii
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What is a protozoal cause of rapidly fatal meningoencephalitis from people swimming in fresh water lakes and enters throught he cribriform plate
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Naegleria fowleri
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What protozoa causes african sleeping sickness (enlargedlymph nodes, recurring fever, somnolence, coma)
and what is the transmission |
Trypanosoma
Tsetse fly |
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What protozoa causes Chagas disease
(dilated cardiomyopathy, megacolon, megaesophagus) and what is the transmission |
Trypanosoma Cruzi
Reduviid bug |
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What protozoa causes a cyclic fever, headache, anemia, splenomegaly,
and cycles occur every other day and what is the transmission |
Plasmodium Vivax/Ovale
Anopheles mosquito |
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What protozoa causes a cyclic fever, headache, anemia, splenomegaly,
and severe daily cycles. RBC's occlude capillaries in brain, kidneys, lungs and what is the transmission |
Plasmodium Falciparum
anopheles mosquito |
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What is the parasite
Brain cysts, seizures |
Taenia solium
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What is the parasite
Liver cysts |
Echinococcus granulosus
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What is the parasite
B12 deficiency |
Diphyllobothrium latum
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What is the parasite
Biliary tract disease, Cholangiosarcoma |
Clonorchis sinensis
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What is the parasite
hemoptysis |
Paragonimus westermani
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What is the parasite
Portal hypertension |
Schistosoma mansoni
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What is the parasite
Hematuria, Bladder cancer |
Schistosoma haematobium
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What is the parasite
microcytic anemia |
Ancylostoma necator
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What is the parasite
Perianal pruritus |
Enterobius
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Why doesn't histoplasmosis in aids patients not infect other patients
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it is a intracellular organism that forms very small yeasts
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Where is histoplasma capsulatum found
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Ohio, missouri, mississippi river beds.
caves with bat/bird droppings |
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What are the symptoms of histoplasma capsulatum
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asymptomatic or acute pneumona with flu like symptoms
disseminates in AIDS |
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What 2 bugs are transmitted via Ixodes tick
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Borrelia burgdorferi
and Babesia |
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What is the vector for borrellia burgdorfori
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Ixodes scapularis
(TICK) |
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What is a common cause of Meningitis in AIDs patients
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Cryptococcus neoformans
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Chorioretinitis
hydrocephalus intracranial calcifications |
Toxoplasma gondii
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What is the most common cause of pneumonia in Aids patients and what is the type
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PCP
it is a extracellular atypical fungus |
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What is the most common cause of meningitis in AIDS patients.
What test is done to test for it |
Cryptococcus neoformans
Latex Agglutination |
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What is The DOC for rocky mountain spotted fever
what about in a renal failure pt |
Tetracyclines
Give doxycycline in renal failure pt |
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What bacteria is also transmitted with burrilia, and babesia?
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Ehrilichia
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What is the DOC for mycoplasma pneumonia
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Erythromycin (macrolides)
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What is the vector that transmitts Rocky mountain spotted fever and Tuluremia
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Dernacentor Wood Tick
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