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Microbiology Test 4
Human Pathogens
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
04/23/2013

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papovaviruses
Definition
wart, cervical cancer
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adenoviruses
Definition
respiratory infection
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types of herpesviruses:
Definition
hypes simplex types I & II, varicella zoster, & Epstein-Barr virus
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herpes simplex type I
Definition
cold sores, fever blisters; herpes virus
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herpes simplex type II
Definition
herpes virus; veneral sores
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varicella zoster
Definition
herpes virus; chicken pox, shingles
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Epstein-Barr virus
Definition
herpes virus; infectious mononucleosis
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poxviruses
Definition
smallpox
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types of picornaviruses:
Definition
polio virus, rhinoviruses, & hepatitis A virus
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polio virus
Definition
picornavirus; polio
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rhinoviruses
Definition
picornavirus; common cold
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hepatitis A virus
Definition
picornavirus; hepatitis A
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togaviruses
Definition
yellow fever
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types of orthomyxoviruses:
Definition
influenza
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influenza
Definition
orthomyxovirus; flu
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types of paramyxoviruses:
Definition
measles & mumps
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types of retroviruses:
Definition
HTLV I & HIV-1
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HTLV I
Definition
retrovirus; adult T cell leukemia
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HIV-1
Definition
retrovirus; AIDS
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reovirus
Definition
infantile gastroenteritis
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hepadnavirus
Definition
Hepatitis B
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types of spirochetes bacteria:
Definition
Treponema pallidum & Borrelia burgadorferi
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Treponema pallidum
Definition
spirochetes; syphillis
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Borrelia burgdorferi
Definition
spirochetes; Lyme disease
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Types of gram-negative aerobic rods & cocci bacteria:
Definition
Pseudomonas aeroginosa, Legionella pneumophila, & Neisseria gonorrheae
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Pseudomonas aeroginosa
Definition
gram negative, aerobic rods & cocci; fabscesses, septicemia
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Legionella pneumophila
Definition
gram negative, aerobic rods & cocci; Legionnaire's disease
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Neisseria gonorrheae
Definition
gram negative, aerobic rods & cocci; gonorrhea
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types of gram-negative facultatively anaerobic bacteria:
Definition
Salmonella typhi, Shigella, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Yersinia pestis, Virbrio cholerae, & Hermophilus influenzae
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Salmonella typhi
Definition
gram negative, facultatively anaerobic; typhoid fever
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Shigella
Definition
gram negative, facultatively anaerobic; dysentary
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Klebsiella pneumoniae
Definition
gram negative, facultatively anaerobic; pneumonia
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Yersinia pestis
Definition
gram negative, facultatively anaerobic; plague
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Virbrio cholerae
Definition
gram negative, facultatively anaerobic; cholera
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Hemophilus influenzae
Definition
gram negative, facultatively anaerobic; meningitis, bronchitis
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types of rickettsias bacteria:
Definition
Rickettsia rickettsii & Rickettsia typhi
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Rickettsia rickettsii
Definition
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
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Rickettsia typhi
Definition
typhus
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type of chlamydias bacteria:
Definition
Chlamydia trachomatis
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Chlamydia tachomatis
Definition
trachoma, nongonococcal urethritis
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type of mycoplasmas bacteria:
Definition
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Definition
primary atypical pneumonia
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types of gram-positive cocci bacteria:
Definition
Staphylococcus aureus & Streptococcus
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Staphylococcus aureus
Definition
gram positive, cocci; boils, toxic shock syndrome
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Streptococcus
Definition
gram positive, cocci; strep throat
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types of gram-positive endospore forming rods & cocci bacteria:
Definition
Bacillus anthracis & Clostridium
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Bacillus anthracis
Definition
gram positive, endospore forming rods & cocci; anthrax
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Clostridium
Definition
gram positive, endospore forming rods & cocci; tetanus, botulism, gas gangrene
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types of gram-positive irregular, nonsporing rods bacteria:
Definition
Corynebacterium diphteriae
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Corynebacterium diphteriae
Definition
gram positive irregular, nonsporing rods; diphtheria
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types of mycobacteria:
Definition
Mycobacterium tuberculosis & Mycobacterium leprae
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Definition
tuberculosis
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Mycobacterium leprae
Definition
leprosy
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types of Fungi:
Definition
Histoplasma casulatum, Epidermphyton, Candida albicans, Cryptococcus neoformans, & Pneumocystis carinii
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Histoplasma casulatum
Definition
fungi; histoplasmosis
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Epidermphyton
Definition
fungi; cutaneous mycosis
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Candida albicans
Definition
fungi; thrush, vaginitis
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Cryptococcus neoformans
Definition
fungi; opportunistic mycosis
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Pneumocystis carinii
Definition
fungi; opportunistic pneumonia
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types of Protozoa:
Definition
Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, Trypanosoma, Plasmodium, & Toxoplasma gondii
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Entamoeba histolytica
Definition
protozoa; amoebic dysentary
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Giardia lamblia
Definition
protozoa; giardiasis
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Trypanosoma
Definition
protozoa; African sleeping sickness
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Plasmodium
Definition
protozoa; malaria
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Toxoplasma gondii
Definition
protozoa; toxoplamosis
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