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An effective treatment for a cutaneous mycosis like tinea pedis would be
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miconazole
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what is the antimicrobial enzyme found in sweat, tears, and saliva that can specifically break down peptidoglycan
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lysozyme
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What is used for treatment for acne
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- erythromycin
- tetracyline - oral contraceptives - accutane |
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Name the organisma most commonly associated with cellulitis
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- staph aureus
- staph pyogenes |
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Characteristics of stapj aureus
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- coagulase positive
- catalse positive - suface protein A |
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Due to a highly successful vaccination progra, the WHO has managed the world wide eradication of the naturally occuring diease
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smallpox
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Measles can potentially e eradicated because
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humans are the only reservoir
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Warts are caused by
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papillomavirus
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Characteristics of strep pyogenes
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- lancefield group A
- gram pos coccus - coagulase neg - Beta hemolytic on blood agar |
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Herpesevirus can cause all of the following disease
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- chicken pox
- shingles - keratitis - roseola |
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What is the treatment for someone infected with fifths disease
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no treatment
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viral conjunctivitis
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adenovirus
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river blindness
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onchocerca volvulus
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smallpox
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variola virus
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dermatophytes are fungi that infect the epidermal tissue bu invading and attacking
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keratin
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the dermolytic conditions seen in impetigo and scaled skin syndrome are primarily due to the following staph aureus produced products
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exfoliative toxins A & B
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Clostridium tetani does not cause meningitis
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- Haemophilus influenza
- Streptococcus pheumonia - Neisseria meningitidis all cause meningitis |
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The first choice antibiotic for bacterial meningitis is the broad spectrum
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cephalosporin
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Meningococcal meningitis is cause by
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Neisseria meningitis
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In orger to diagnose bacterial meningtitis, a sample of _____ is taken
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cerebrospianl fluid
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What food should you avoid feeding a child under 1 because of potential botulism
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honey
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when bacteria flourish and grow in the blood stream, this is referred to as
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septicemia
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symptoms of septicemia include
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- fever
- respiratory alkalosis - shacking chills |
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the plague bacterium, yersinia pestis, is transmitted mainly by
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flease
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Lyme disease is caused by
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borrellia burgdorferi
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chracteristics of yellow fever
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- a single stranded RNA flavivirus
- jaundice - mosquito borne |
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respiratory tract infections that are considered to be AIDS - defining conditions
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- candidiasis
- pneumocysis pneumonia - mycobacterium tuberculosis - herpes simplex bronchitis |
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the two most common group of virsuses associated with the comon cold are
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- rhinovirsues
- cornoaviruses |
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the following conditions are associated with sterptococcus pyogenes
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- pharyngitis
- scarlet fever - rheumatic fever |
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charcteristics of strep pyogenes
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- group A streptococcus
- sensitive to bacitracin - gram positive |
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the causitive organism of whooping cough is
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bordatella pertussis
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the common stain used to identify mycobacterium species is
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acid fast stain
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the following techniques are used to diagnose tuberculosis
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- tuberculin testing
- chest x-rays - cultural isolation and antimicrobial testing |
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the DTaP vaccine provides protection against the following diseases
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- diptheria
- pertussis - tetanus |
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Hantovirus is associated with
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- airborne transmission from rodents
- southwestern US |
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RSV is the most common prevalent respiratory infection in
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neborns
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the Beta- hymolysis of blood agar observed with streptococcus pyogenes is due to the presence of
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streptolysin
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the BCG vaccine is commonly used outside the US as a prevention against
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Tuberculosis
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the microorganisms most associated with acute necrotizing ulcerative periodontitis (ANUP) are
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- Treponema vincentii
- Prevotella intermedia - Fuscobacterium |
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Gastric ulcers are caused by
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Helicobacter pylori
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Virus family Paramyxoviridae contains viruses that cause which of the following diseases
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- measles
- mumps |
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The following microorganism is considered to be the most common cause of diarrhea in the US
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Camphylobacter
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Guillain Barre syndrome is associated with
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Camphylobacter
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Mumps virus only infects
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humans
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Pseudomembranous colitis or antibiotic associated colitis is cause by
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C.diff
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this microorganism can thirve in salt-preserved foods, causing food poisoning
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staph aureus
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this sporeformer contaminates meats as well as vegetables ans is also the causative agent of gas gangrene
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C. perfingenes
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this flagellated protozoan is a water-borne source of chronic diarrhea
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Giardia lamblia
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the hepatic disease cause by the fecal-oral route is
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Hepatitis A virus
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this hepatitis virus is an enveloped DNA virus
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Hepatitis B virus
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this pinworm is very common in children in the US
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Enterobius vermicularis
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Cytitis is an infection of the
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Bladder
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Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU) is caused by
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Chlamydia trachomatis
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Leptospirosis is transmitted to humans by
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contaminated soil or water
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Syphilis is caused by
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treponema pallidum
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the diagnostic methods that are used to detect syphilis are
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- dark field microscopy
- immunofluorescence - Wasserman test - FTA- ABS |
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Bacterial Vaginosis is commonly associated with the following organism
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Gardnerella
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Genital herpes can be treated with
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acyclovir
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this dimorphic fungas is a common cause of vaginitis
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Candida albicans
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Chancoroid is caused by
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Haemophilus ducreyi
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there are estimates that approximately ___ % of adult americans have genital herpes
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20%
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the majority of cervical cancers are caused by
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HPV
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warts are caused by
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- HPV
- molluscum contagiosum |
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this protozoan can be treated with the drug Flagyl
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Trichomonas vaginalis
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