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groups of pathogenic fungi |
superficial |
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What causes Tinea versicolor? |
malassezia furfur |
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What causes cryptococcosis? |
cryptococcus neoformans |
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What causes blastomycosis? |
Blastomyces dermatitidis |
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Which mycosis has three clinical forms: cutaneous, pulmonary, and disseminated? |
blastomycosis |
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What is Desert Rheumatism? |
coccidioidomycosis |
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detecting encapsulated yeast in clinical specimen means |
cryptococcosis |
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detecting large spherules means |
coccidiomycosis |
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How do organisms spread in cutaneous mycoses? |
they spread along lymphatic channels, producing more nodules |
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chromoblastomycosis |
dark brown pigmented nodules |
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maduromycosis |
eumycotic mycetoma |
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nucleocapsid |
composed of nucleic acid and a capsid (protein coat) |
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functions of capsids |
protects viral genetic material aids in its transfer between host cells |
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capsids are made out of |
protomers |
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What is the largest animal virus? |
poxvirus |
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capsids with complex symmetry in |
poxviruses |
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which viruses have reverse transcriptase? |
ds gapped DNA viruses and retroviruses |
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the largest group of known viruses |
Viruses with dsDNA Genomes (Group I) |
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viruses that rely on host’s DNA and RNA polymerases |
some dsDNA viruses |
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herpesvirus and poxvirus are |
dsDNA viruses |
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Parvoviruses are |
ssDNA genomes |
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Rotavirus is a |
dsRNA virus |
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which virus groups use RNA-dependent RNA Polymerase |
Group III, IV and V (double strand, + strand and - strand RNA viruses) |
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Poliovirus is a |
+ strand RNA virus |
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Tobacco Mosaic Virus is a |
+ strand RNA virus |
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Other Methods to Make Multiple Proteins |
subgenomic mRNA ribosomal frame-shifting readthrough |
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Families of Group V RNA viruses |
•Rhabdoviridae–rabies virus •Filoviridae–Ebola and Marburg viruses •Paramyxoviridae –measles virus •Bunyaviridae –segmented, hantaviruses •Orthomyxoviridae–segmented, influenza virus |
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HIV virus is |
a retrovirus and a member of genus Lentivirus |
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which type of virus contains integrase |
Retroviruses like HIV |
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Hepadnavirus is a |
gapped dsDNA virus |
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which enzymes repair the gap in gapped dsDNA genomes? |
host repair enzymes |
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gapped DNA is released into the _____of the host cell |
nucleus |
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pregenome |
large RNA which will make ds gapped DNA VIA reverse transcriptase |
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What are the three methods of viral entry? |
Injection of nucleic acid (bacteriophages) |
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endosome aids in _________ |
viral uncoating |
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the events of the synthesis stage are dictated by |
the viral genome |
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sites of viral assembly |
nucleus and cytoplasm |
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virus may use _______ to propel through host membrane |
host actin tails |
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types of bacteriophages |
virulent phage → lytic cycle only |
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what's a prophage? |
genome of bacterium + virus |
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What's a lysogen? |
an infected bacterial host (appears normal, may switch to the lytic cycle) |
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What type of phage can change the phenotype of its host? |
temperate phages |
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induction |
occurs when conditions in the cell cause the prophage to initiate synthesis of new phage particles |
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–growth or lump of tissue |
tumor |
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–abnormal new cell growth and reproduction due to loss of regulation |
neoplasia |
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–reversion to a more primitive or less differentiated state |
anaplasia |
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spread of cancerous cells throughout body |
metastasis |
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Oncoviruses |
Epstein-Barr virus Hepatitis B virus Hepatitis C virus Human herpesvirus 8 Human papillomavirus HTLV-1 |
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Burkitt’s lymphoma & nasopharyngeal carcinoma from |
Epstein-Barr virus |
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hepatocellular carcinoma |
hepatitis B and C |
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Kaposi’s sarcoma |
from human herpes 8 |
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cervical cancer |
from human papillomavirus |
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leukemia |
from HTLV1 |
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localized area of cellular destruction and lysis that enlarges as the virus replicates |
viral plaques |
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______may cause disease by triggering RNA silencing |
viroids |
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______require a helper virus for replication |
virusoids (like Hep D and B) |
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The influenza virus is |
an RNA virus with a segmented genome |
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How many types of HA? |
16 |
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How many types of NA? |
9 |
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due to accumulation of mutations in a strain within a geographic area |
Antigenic drift |
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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 |
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H5N1 |
bird flu |
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The most dangerous respiratory infections in young children |
RSV respiratory syncytial virus |
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a virus that is readily inactivated by soap and disinfectants |
RSV |
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How long does the rubella rash last? |
3 days |
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a large, brick-shaped complex virus with linear double-stranded DNA |
variola virus (smallpox) |
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viruses transmitted by bloodsucking arthropods from one vertebrate host to another |
arboviruses |
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what causes undifferentiated fevers, with or without rash? |
arbovirus infections |
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Diseases that cause hemorrhagic fevers? |
Ebola and Marbug viruses |
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Antivirals used to treat HIV |
Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor -AZT Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor -delavirdine Protease inhibitor- indinavir |
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treatment for HH6? |
none |
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exanthem subitum is caused by |
human herpes 6 |
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erythema infectiosum is caused by |
Human Parvovirus B19 infections |
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genome so small that virus uses overlapping reading frames |
human parvovirus B19 |
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what is fifth disease? |
erythema infectiosum |
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infects B cells??? |
EBV |
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How long does mononucleosis last? |
1-6 weeks |
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Dane particle is infectious virion in |
hepatitis B |
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incubation period of hepatitis B |
1-3 months |
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syncytial, giant-cell hepatitis |
hepatitis G |
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Hepatitis G is similar to |
RSV |
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Viruses that cause gastroenteritis |
•Norovirus, Sapoviruses |
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HAV is a part of _____ family |
Picornaviradae |
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What do poliomyelitis and hepatitis A have in common? |
they're both + strand RNA viruses |
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Which disease has three subtypes with no cross immunity? |
poliovirus |
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Zoonotic viruses are |
RNA viruses |
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Ebloa is a member of |
Filoviridiae |
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negative sense RNA viruses |
Ebola, Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), Rabies |
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Marburg virus is a member of |
Filoviridiae |
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HPS is a member of ___ family |
Bunyaviridae |
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a bullet-shaped virus |
rabies |
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The rabies virus is shed in _____ |
saliva |
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When do the clinical manifestations of rabies begin? |
2 to 16 weeks after exposure |
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cause of death from rabies? |
destruction of regions of the brain that regulate breathing |
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Negri body detection used in diagnosis of |
rabies |
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obligately anaerobic, endospore-forming, gram-positive rod |
Clostridium botulinum (or any clostridium at this point tbh) |
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Bacteria that cause gastroenteritis |
Campylobacter jejuni |
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microaerophilic capnophilic bacteria |
Campylobacter jejuni |
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Gram-negative curved rod |
Campylobacter jejuni |
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comma-shaped, gram-negative bacterium |
Vibrio cholerae |
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Cholera toxin is called |
Choleragen |
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Rice-water stools are produced in |
cholera |
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Which pathogenic E coli strain produces one or both enterotoxins responsible for diarrhea |
ETEC |
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Which pathogenic E coli strainmay produce a cytotoxin and an enterotoxin |
EIEC |
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Which pathogenic E coli strain causes effacing lesions caused by destruction of brush border microvilli on intestinal epithelial cells |
EPEC |
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Which pathogenic E coli strain leads to hemorrhagic colitis |
EHEC |
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Which pathogenic E coli strain is implicated in hemolytic uremic syndrome and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura? |
EHEC |
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Which pathogenic E coli strain has a "stacked brick” appearance? |
EAggEC |
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Which pathogenic E coli strain is a particular problem in immunologically naïve or malnourished children? |
DAEC |
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gram-negative non-spore forming rods |
Salmonella |
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salmonella toxins |
enterotoxin and cytotoxin |
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What causes Typhoid fever? |
Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhi |
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gram-negative, non-spore forming rods intracellular parasites |
Shigella |
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________ secretion system delivers virulence factors into epithelial cells (Shigellosis) |
type III |
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encapsulated, gram-positive, aerobic, endospore-forming bacterium |
Bacillus anthracis |
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A disease that leads to septic shock |
anthrax |
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incubation period for cutaneous anthrax |
1 to 15 day incubation |
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eschar |
a skin papule that ulcerates (cutaneous anthrax) |
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woolsorter’s disease |
pulmonary anthrax |
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tiny gram-negative coccobacilli |
brucella spp |
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Which disease is an occupational hazard in poultry industry |
Psittacosis |
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occupational hazard among slaughterhouse workers, farmers, and veterinarians |
Q fever |
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intracellular gram-negative bacterium, forms an endospore-like body |
Coxiella Burnetti |
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incubation period for tularemia |
2 to 10 days |
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Toxins of CDAD |
–toxin A (enterotoxin causing diarrhea) –toxin B (cytotoxin kills cells) |
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Main species involved in peridontal disease |
Porphyromonas gingivalis |
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a disease which only occurs in individuals with predisposing condition |
streptococcal pneumonia |
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Toxin of streptococcus pneumonia |
pneumolysin |
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rust-colored sputum is seen in |
streptococcal pneumonia |