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Undergraduate 2
05/14/2008

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Term
Group A Strep Infections
Definition

Pharyngitis

Pneumonia

impetigo

pyoderma

erysipelas

necrotizing faciitis

scarlet fever

rheumatic fever

AGN 

Term
Group B Strep infections
Definition

neonatal sepsis/meningitis

postpartum fever/sepsis

sepsis, osteomyelitis, wound infection

 

Term
Group C, G, and F Strep
Definition

Cellulites

Endocarditis

Sinusitis

Abscess

Bacteremia

Pharyngitis 

Term
Step Pneumoniae infections
Definition

lobar pneumonia

meningitis

sinusitis

otits media

mastoiditis

peritonitis 

Term
Viridans Strep Infections
Definition

subacute bacterial endocarditis

dental carries

abscess

strep bovis - indicator of GI cancer 

Term
Genus Enterococcus Infections
Definition

UTI

Abdominal and pelvic infections

Bacteremia

Endocarditis

Meningitis

Emergence of VRE 

 

Term
Staph Aureus Infections
Definition

boils

impetigo

carbuncles

furuncles

food poisoning

scalded skin syndrome

toxic shock syndrome

 

Term
Staph Saprophyticus Infections
Definition
UTI in women of child bearing ages
Term
Pseudomonas Infections
Definition

UTI - in males

Wounds

Ulcers

infections of burns

external otits

specticemia

eye infections following trauma

lung infections

water associated infections - hot tubes 

Term
Niseria Gonorrhea (GC) Infections in females
Definition

cervictis

pelvic inflammatroy disease

fitz-hugh-curtis syndrome

bartholinitis

proctitis 

Term
GC Infections in Males
Definition

urethritis

epidiymitis

prostatitis

proctitis 

Term
Nisseria Meningitidis Infections
Definition

Meningococcemia

Meningitis

Pharyngitis

Sinusitis

Primary pneumonia 

Term
Moraxella Catarrhalis Infections
Definition

bronchitis

sinusitis

otits media

pneumonia 

Term
H. INfluenzae Infections
Definition

meningitis

cellulites

ottis media

respriatory infections 

Term
Virulence Factors for strep
Definition

capsule-hyaluronic acid

hyalurondase 

Term
Virulence Factors for Staph Aureus
Definition

enterotoxins

cytolytic

toxic shock syndrome toxin

exfoliative toxin

protein A

hyaluronidase

lispases 

Term
Virbrio infections
Definition

sepsis

outer ear infection

gastroenteritis

wount infections 

Term
Virulence Factors of rPseudomonas
Definition

capsule

pili

lipid A 

Term
Shared Charcteristics of Yersinia Pestis, Brucella, Tularemia and Pasteurella
Definition

acquired from animals

reside intracellulary

cause enlarged lymph nodes

have been proposed as agents for bioterrorism

vectors

gram-neg rods 

Term
virulence factors of Yersinia Pestis
Definition

pesticin

firbrinolysin

coagulase

capsule 

Term
Antigenic Drift
Definition
small changes in virus over time
Term
Virulence Factors of Mycobacteria
Definition

Waxes in cell wall

cord factor 

Term
Replication cycle of Viruses
Definition

absorption

penetration

uncoating

transcription

translation

processing

replication

assemply

budding 

Term
Life Cycle of Cestodes
Definition

eggs are passed in feces

eggs are eaten by intermediate host

larva develops in tissue

definitive host eats flesh of intermediate host

scolex attaches to wall of human intestine

adult worm grows

cycle repeats 

Term
Ascaris (nematodes) Life Cycle
Definition

ingest eggs

larvae hatch in duodenum and leave via the bloodstream

learvae break out of the capillaries and into the alveolar spaces

leavae then migrate up the trachea and are swallowed

relocate back in the intestine and cycle starts again 

Term
Protozoan parasites
Definition

sporozoans

flagellates

 ameba

microspora 

Term
Helminths (worms)
Definition

nematodes - round worms

cestodes - tapeworms

termatodes - flatworms 

Term
Herpes Simplex: diseases it causes
Definition

gingivostomatitis

keratoconjunctivitis

herpetic whitlow

adult necrotizing encephalitis

neonatal encephalitis

herpes genitalis 

Term
Rapid tests for influenza
Definition

ZstatFlu

Flu OIA

Directigen

Becton Dickinson Directigen: Flu A and B device 

Term
CSF Responses to CNS infection
Definition

Leukocytosis

Protein Concentration

Glucose concentraion 

Term
3 classes of RNA Virus
Definition

Icosahedral, nonenveloped

Icosahedral, envelope

Helical, enveloped 

Term
Inside Virus DNA/RNA
Definition

nucleic acid

protein matrix

glycoproteins 

Term
3 Classes of DNA Virus
Definition

Icosahedral, nonenveloped

Icosahedral, enveloped

Complex, enveloped 

Term
Bordetella Pertussis Virulence Factors
Definition
toxin
Term
3 characteristics of Zygomycosis
Definition

aspetate hyphea

grows rapidly

broad hyphea 

Term
Opportunistic fungi: definition
Definition
fungi that normally wouldn't cause infections in healthy people but are able to cause infections under certain circumstainces such as immunodifficency, cancer, organ transplant, etc.
Term
What fungi are opportunistic fungi?
Definition

zygomycetes

aspergillus

crypotcoccus

candida 

Term
What is the most common and widely distributed dematophyte of humans?
Definition
anthropophilic fungus
Term
frequent cause of ringworm in humans
Definition
microsporum canis
Term
structural characteristic of this fungus is a flowerette or rosette
Definition
sporotrichosis
Term
this systemic infection branches in tissue at 45 degree angles
Definition
aspergillosis
Term
What organism causes many people who clean fish tanks to get wound infections?
Definition
M. Marinum
Term
local infections of males from C. trachomatis (Chlamydia)
Definition

conjunctivitis

urethritis

prostatitis

 

Term
Complications in men due to Chlamydia
Definition

Reiter's Syndrome

Epididymitis 

Term
Local infections in women due to chlamydia
Definition

conjunctivitis

urethritis

cervicitis

proctitis 

Term
Complications in women due to Chlamydia
Definition

endometritis

salpingitis

perhepatitis

Reiter's syndrome 

Term
Sequelae in women due to Chlamydia
Definition

infertility

ectopic pregnancy

chronic pelvic pain

chronic arthritis 

Term
Local infections in infants due to Chlamydia
Definition

conjunctivitis

pneumonitis

pharyngitis

Rhinitis 

Term
Possible complication in infants due to Chlamydia
Definition
chronic lung disease
Term
Organism with the longest generation time (11-13 days)
Definition
M. Leprae
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