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Medical Micro test 5
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 4
08/11/2012

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Inocybe/Clintocybe
Definition
muscarine
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corpus atramentarius
Definition
corpine
Term
chlorophyllum molybdites
Definition
common lawn mushroom, toxin unknown
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antabuse-like reaction, alcohol sensitization
Definition
corpine
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hallucinations
Definition
psilocybin
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ibotenic acid/muscinol
Definition
amanita muscaria, amanita pantherina
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MMH, orellanine, and ammatoxins
Definition
delayed onset of symptoms
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MMH
Definition
gyromitra esculenta "false morels"
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Orellanine
Definition
Cornitarius
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Cryptococcosis, paracoccidiodomycosis, coccidiomycosis, histoplasmosis, blastomycosis
Definition
all deep mycoses
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One of the most life threatening infections of AIDS patients
Definition
cryptococcosis
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Asexual, monomorphic, and a yeast at all times
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cryptococcosis
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derived from eucalyptis camaldulensis
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cryptococcosis
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All strains produce a gelatinous capsule
Definition
cryptococcosis
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particularly prevalent in pigeon droppings
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cryptococcosis
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resembles a basal cell carcinoma
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papule from cutaneous cryptococcosis
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The cause of death among cryptococcosis patients
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central nervous system infection with no treatment
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No effective skin test for this fungus
Definition
cryptococcosis
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polysaccharide capsule and phenoloxidase enzyme as virulence factors
Definition
cryptococcosis
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IV drug users, blacks, Haitians
Definition
cryptococcal meningitis
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darling's disease
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histoplasmosis
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Large cell wall is mistaken for capsule
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histoplasmosis
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These infect macrophages
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histoplasmosis
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about 10% metastasize from a pulmonary lesion
Definition
cutaneous cryptococcosis
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smooth-walled microconidia and a thick walled macroconididia
Definition
histoplasmosis
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chicken houses, bat caves, and starling roosts - rich in nitrogen
Definition
histoplasmosis
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the primary cutaneous form of this disease is rare
Definition
histoplasmosis
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histomplasmosis var. duboissi usually causes these symptoms rather than pulmonary infxn
Definition
cutaneous and bone infections
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gilchrist's disease
Definition
blastomycosis
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chicago disease
Definition
blastomycosis
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often runs a coinfection with histoplasmosis since their endemic regions overlap in the US
Definition
blastomycosis
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The most distinguishing characteristic of this type of cell is that it is multinucleate
Definition
blastospore from blastomycosis
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If soil is damp (near water), is acidic, and has high organic content, this fungus may be found here
Definition
blastomycosis
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This disease rarely infects the intestinal tract
Definition
blastomycosis
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The most common form of blastomycosis is ?
Definition
the chronic cutaneous form
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This disease does not show a significant difference in the number of infections from those that are immunocompromised versus those that are healthy
Definition
blastomycosis
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coccidioidomycosis
Definition
san joaquin valley fever
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endemic to the lower sonoran life zone
Definition
coccidioidomycosis
Term
associated with erythema of both above the waist and below the waist
Definition
coccidioidomycosis
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can be found in the armadillo
Definition
paracoccidioidomycosis
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Sporotrychosis, chromoblastomycosis, and lobomycosis
Definition
subcutaneous mycoses
Term
sporotrychosis
Definition
sporothrix schenkii
Term
treatment of cutaneous lesions with iodide therapy
Definition
cutaneous sporotrychosis
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produce sclerotic bodies and reproduce much like staphylococci do
Definition
chromoblastomycosis
Term
Large, cauliflower, wart-like lesions
Definition
chromoblastomycosis
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lobo's disease
Definition
lobomycosis
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In addition to being found in humans, it is also found in dolphins
Definition
lobomycosis
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It has never been cultured in vitro, and antifungal drugs (like amphotericin B) are ineffective
Definition
lobomycosis
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