Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
48 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
tooth decay
|
streptococcus mutans
|
|
|
malaria
|
plasmodium
|
|
|
leading cause of wound infection
|
staphylococci aureus and staphylococci epidermidis
|
|
|
causes paralysis by destroying nerve cells of the CNS
|
poliomyelitis
|
|
|
type of genetic material in HIV
|
RNA
|
|
|
the portion of HIV that binds to CD4
|
NEF
|
|
|
HIV enzime that allows HIV to integrate into host genome
|
intergrase
|
|
|
virus associated with karposis sarcoma
|
human herpes 8 virus
|
|
|
cervical and anal cancer in AIDS patients
|
human papilloma virus
|
|
|
Gram positive rod that releaseas a toxin that blocks the release of neurotransmitters ande inhibit muscle contraction
|
locjaw (tetanus)
|
|
|
includes strain 0:157 and releases exotixins
|
E. coli
|
|
|
Discovered in 1976, destroys macrophages and causes lung disease
|
Legionnares disease
|
|
|
worm infection of the muscle tissue
|
Trichinosis
|
|
|
Primary skin bacteria that maintains the norma flora balance
|
staphylococcus epidermidis
|
|
|
Strep throat
|
streptococcus pyogenes
|
|
|
warts and cervical cancer
|
human papilloma virus
|
|
|
chicken pox and shingles
|
varicella zoster
|
|
|
virus of children that causes clumping of infected cells
|
RSV (paramyxovirus)
|
|
|
Rhinovirus
|
common cold
|
|
|
Intestinal worm that attaches via the scolex
|
tapeworm
|
|
|
cold sores and fever blisters
|
Herpes simplex I
|
|
|
Genital warts
|
human papilloma virus
|
|
|
nervous system viral infection transmitted through bites
|
rabies
|
|
|
bacteria that releases an A-B toxin that converts ATP to cAMP in the intestine
|
cholera
|
|
|
spiral bacteria associated with ulcers
|
Helicobactor pylori
|
|
|
Protozoan associated with HIV and birth defects
|
Toxoplam gondii
|
|
|
Gas gangrene and tissue necrosis
|
Clostridium perfringens
|
|
|
bubonic plague
|
yersinia perstis
|
|
|
spore forming gram positive bacteria that relases a toxin often associated with food poisoning
|
C. Botulinum
|
|
|
spirochete associated with syphillis
|
Treponemia pallidum
|
|
|
yeast associated with vaginal disorders and burn infections
|
Candida albicans
|
|
|
diarrhea associated with a protozoan found in bever feces contaminated mountain streams
|
giardiasis
|
|
|
mononucleosis
|
Epstein-Barr virus
|
|
|
bacterial cause of conjunctivitis
|
Neisseria gonorrhea
|
|
|
Fifth Disease
|
Parvovirus B-19
|
|
|
Furnicles and carbuncles
|
Staphylococcus aureus
|
|
|
Lyme Disease
|
Borrelia burgdorferi
|
|
|
Obligate intracellular bacteria causing Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
|
Ricketsia rickettsii
|
|
|
Gram positive cocci producing exotoxins causing scalded skin syndrome, has TSST and protein A
|
Staphylococcus aureus
|
|
|
German measels
|
Togavirus
|
|
|
Gram positive rods that are part of the normal flora and cause acne and body odor
|
diptheroids
|
|
|
whooping cough and its toxin
|
bordella pertussis - pertussin toxin
|
|
|
The gram negative rod associated with bacterial pneumonia and lung abcess
|
Klebsiella pneumonia
|
|
|
African sleeping sickness
|
Typanosoma brucei
|
|
|
Dysentary infection caused by the A-B toxin that halts protein synthesis
|
shingellosis
|
|
|
urinary tract infectin and has antigenetically different pilli
|
liptopirosis
|
|
|
neuraminidase and hemaglutinin bearing respiratory virus
|
bird flu
|
|
|
the portion of HIV that binds to CD4
|
NEF
|
