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groups of pathogenic fungi

superficial
cutaneous
subcutaneous
visceral
oppertunistic

What causes Tinea versicolor?

malassezia furfur

What causes cryptococcosis?

cryptococcus neoformans

What causes blastomycosis?

Blastomyces dermatitidis

Which mycosis has three clinical forms: cutaneous, pulmonary, and disseminated?

blastomycosis

What is Desert Rheumatism?

coccidioidomycosis

detecting encapsulated yeast in clinical specimen means

cryptococcosis

detecting large spherules means

coccidiomycosis

How do organisms spread in cutaneous mycoses?

they spread along lymphatic channels, producing more nodules

chromoblastomycosis

dark brown pigmented nodules

maduromycosis

eumycotic mycetoma

nucleocapsid

composed of nucleic acid and a capsid (protein coat)

functions of capsids

protects viral genetic material


aids in its transfer between host cells

capsids are made out of

protomers

What is the largest animal virus?

poxvirus

capsids with complex symmetry in

poxviruses
large bacteriophages

which viruses have reverse transcriptase?

ds gapped DNA viruses and retroviruses

the largest group of known viruses

Viruses with dsDNA Genomes (Group I)

viruses that rely on host’s DNA and RNA polymerases

some dsDNA viruses
Viruses with Single-Stranded DNA Genomes (Group II)
gapped dsDNA viruses

herpesvirus and poxvirus are

dsDNA viruses

Parvoviruses are

ssDNA genomes

Rotavirus is a

dsRNA virus

which virus groups use RNA-dependent RNA Polymerase

Group III, IV and V (double strand, + strand and - strand RNA viruses)

Poliovirus is a

+ strand RNA virus

Tobacco Mosaic Virus is a

+ strand RNA virus

Other Methods to Make Multiple Proteins

subgenomic mRNA


ribosomal frame-shifting


readthrough

Families of Group V RNA viruses

Rhabdoviridae–rabies virus


Filoviridae–Ebola and Marburg viruses


Paramyxoviridae –measles virus


Bunyaviridae –segmented, hantaviruses


Orthomyxoviridae–segmented, influenza virus

HIV virus is

a retrovirus and a member of genus Lentivirus

which type of virus contains integrase

Retroviruses like HIV

Hepadnavirus is a

gapped dsDNA virus

which enzymes repair the gap in gapped dsDNA genomes?

host repair enzymes

gapped DNA is released into the _____of the host cell

nucleus

pregenome

large RNA which will make ds gapped DNA VIA reverse transcriptase

What are the three methods of viral entry?

Injection of nucleic acid (bacteriophages)
Endocytosis (naked viruses)
Fusion (enveloped viruses)

endosome aids in _________

viral uncoating

the events of the synthesis stage are dictated by

the viral genome

sites of viral assembly

nucleus and cytoplasm

virus may use _______ to propel through host membrane

host actin tails

types of bacteriophages

virulent phage → lytic cycle only
temperate phage→ lytic cycle or lysogenic cycle

what's a prophage?

genome of bacterium + virus

What's a lysogen?

an infected bacterial host (appears normal, may switch to the lytic cycle)

What type of phage can change the phenotype of its host?

temperate phages

induction

occurs when conditions in the cell cause the prophage to initiate synthesis of new phage particles

–growth or lump of tissue

tumor



–abnormal new cell growth and reproduction due to loss of regulation

neoplasia

–reversion to a more primitive or less differentiated state

anaplasia

spread of cancerous cells throughout body

metastasis

Oncoviruses

Epstein-Barr virus


Hepatitis B virus


Hepatitis C virus


Human herpesvirus 8


Human papillomavirus


HTLV-1

Burkitt’s lymphoma & nasopharyngeal carcinoma from

Epstein-Barr virus

hepatocellular carcinoma

hepatitis B and C

Kaposi’s sarcoma

from human herpes 8

cervical cancer

from human papillomavirus

leukemia

from HTLV1

localized area of cellular destruction and lysis that enlarges as the virus replicates

viral plaques

______may cause disease by triggering RNA silencing

viroids

______require a helper virus for replication

virusoids (like Hep D and B)

The influenza virus is

an RNA virus with a segmented genome

How many types of HA?

16

How many types of NA?

9

due to accumulation of mutations in a strain within a geographic area

Antigenic drift

due to reassortment of genomes when two different strains of flu viruses (from humans and animals) infect the same cell and are incorporated into a single new capsid

antigenic shift

H5N1

bird flu

The most dangerous respiratory infections in young children

RSV respiratory syncytial virus

a virus that is readily inactivated by soap and disinfectants

RSV

How long does the rubella rash last?

3 days

a large, brick-shaped complex virus with linear double-stranded DNA

variola virus (smallpox)

viruses transmitted by bloodsucking arthropods from one vertebrate host to another

arboviruses

what causes undifferentiated fevers, with or without rash?

arbovirus infections

Diseases that cause hemorrhagic fevers?

Ebola and Marbug viruses

Antivirals used to treat HIV

Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor -AZT


Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor -delavirdine
Fusion inhibitor - enfuvirtide


Protease inhibitor- indinavir

treatment for HH6?

none

exanthem subitum is caused by

human herpes 6

erythema infectiosum is caused by

Human Parvovirus B19 infections

genome so small that virus uses overlapping reading frames

human parvovirus B19

what is fifth disease?

erythema infectiosum

infects B cells???

EBV

How long does mononucleosis last?

1-6 weeks

Dane particle is infectious virion in

hepatitis B

incubation period of hepatitis B

1-3 months

syncytial, giant-cell hepatitis

hepatitis G

Hepatitis G is similar to

RSV

Viruses that cause gastroenteritis

•Norovirus, Sapoviruses
•Rotavirus, adenovirus, and astrovirus

HAV is a part of _____ family

Picornaviradae

What do poliomyelitis and hepatitis A have in common?

they're both + strand RNA viruses

Which disease has three subtypes with no cross immunity?

poliovirus

Zoonotic viruses are

RNA viruses

Ebloa is a member of

Filoviridiae

negative sense RNA viruses

Ebola, Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), Rabies

Marburg virus is a member of

Filoviridiae

HPS is a member of ___ family

Bunyaviridae

a bullet-shaped virus

rabies

The rabies virus is shed in _____

saliva

When do the clinical manifestations of rabies begin?

2 to 16 weeks after exposure

cause of death from rabies?

destruction of regions of the brain that regulate breathing

Negri body detection used in diagnosis of

rabies

obligately anaerobic, endospore-forming, gram-positive rod

Clostridium botulinum (or any clostridium at this point tbh)

Bacteria that cause gastroenteritis

Campylobacter jejuni
Escherichia coli

microaerophilic capnophilic bacteria

Campylobacter jejuni

Gram-negative curved rod

Campylobacter jejuni

comma-shaped, gram-negative bacterium

Vibrio cholerae

Cholera toxin is called

Choleragen

Rice-water stools are produced in

cholera

Which pathogenic E coli strain produces one or both enterotoxins responsible for diarrhea

ETEC

Which pathogenic E coli strainmay produce a cytotoxin and an enterotoxin

EIEC

Which pathogenic E coli strain causes effacing lesions caused by destruction of brush border microvilli on intestinal epithelial cells

EPEC

Which pathogenic E coli strain leads to hemorrhagic colitis

EHEC

Which pathogenic E coli strain is implicated in hemolytic uremic syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura?

EHEC

Which pathogenic E coli strain has a "stacked brick” appearance?

EAggEC

Which pathogenic E coli strain is a particular problem in immunologically naïve or malnourished children?

DAEC

gram-negative non-spore forming rods

Salmonella

salmonella toxins

enterotoxin and cytotoxin

What causes Typhoid fever?

Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhi

gram-negative, non-spore forming rods intracellular parasites

Shigella

________ secretion system delivers virulence factors into epithelial cells (Shigellosis)

type III

encapsulated, gram-positive, aerobic, endospore-forming bacterium

Bacillus anthracis

A disease that leads to septic shock

anthrax

incubation period for cutaneous anthrax

1 to 15 day incubation

eschar

a skin papule that ulcerates (cutaneous anthrax)

woolsorter’s disease

pulmonary anthrax

tiny gram-negative coccobacilli

brucella spp

Which disease is an occupational hazard in poultry industry

Psittacosis

occupational hazard among slaughterhouse workers, farmers, and veterinarians

Q fever

intracellular gram-negative bacterium, forms an endospore-like body

Coxiella Burnetti

incubation period for tularemia

2 to 10 days

Toxins of CDAD

–toxin A (enterotoxin causing diarrhea)


–toxin B (cytotoxin kills cells)

Main species involved in peridontal disease

Porphyromonas gingivalis

a disease which only occurs in individuals with predisposing condition

streptococcal pneumonia

Toxin of streptococcus pneumonia

pneumolysin

rust-colored sputum is seen in

streptococcal pneumonia