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Microbiology
Undergraduate 1
08/18/2010

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Term
Organism that causes Respiratory Diphtheria
Definition
Corynebacterium Diphtheria
Term
Corynebacterium Diphtheria is ______ and secrets _____
Definition
noninvasive; toxin
Term
What is the treatment for Diphtheria
Definition
antibiotics
Term
What organism causes Tuberculosis in humans
Definition
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Term
Mycobacterium tuberculosis has what type of coating
Definition
Waxy
Term
Mycobacterium tuberculosis causes what?
Definition
Necrosis
Term
What is necrosis
Definition
granuloma formation that destroys lung tissue
Term
Whats does a TB test show
Definition
COntact with TB
Term
Whats organism causes Whooping Cough
Definition
Bordetella Pertussis
Term
whats does Bordetella Pertussis produce
Definition
toxins
Term
The SX for Bordetella Pertussis are more severe in what group
Definition
infants
Term
Name five types of Pneumonias
Definition
Streptococcus pneumonia
mycoplasma pneumonia
Chlamydia pneumonia
Haemophilus influenza
Legionella pneumophilia
Term
Enteric fevers involve what organ
Definition
intestines
Term
What organism causes Typhoid Fever
Definition
Salmonella Typhi
Term
Salmonellosis food poisoning come from what food
Definition
meat milk and eggs
Term
Vibriosis food poisoning come from what food
Definition
raw seafood
Term
E. Coli food poisoning come from what food
Definition
water
Term
Campylobacter Enteritis food poisoning come from what food
Definition
Contaminated milk
Term
What is the most frequent cause of Diarrhea
Definition
Campylobactor Enteritis
Term
What syndrome can Campylobactor Enteritis cause
Definition
Guillain Barre's
Term
Peptic Ulcers are cause by what
Definition
Heliobacter Pyloris
Term
peptic ulcers are treated with what
Definition
antibiotics
Term
Chloera is cause by what organism
Definition
Vibrio Cholera
Term
What are some of the symptoms of Cholera
Definition
Severe dehydration and water loss
Term
Where is Shigellosis prevalent
Definition
daycare
Term
How is Shigellosis spread
Definition
fecal oral route
Term
What disease is prevalent in nurseries and burn victims
Definition
Pseudomonas Entertitis
Term
Organism that causes Pseudomembranous Colitis
Definition
colstridium Deficile
Term
C. Diff releases _______ and causes _______
Definition
cytotoxin; sloughing of colon membrane
Term
2 types of food poisoning
Definition
Staph Aureus
Clostridium Botulinium
Term
What food poisoning is self limiting
Definition
Staph Aureus
Term
how fatal is Clostridium Botulinium
Definition
60 - 70 %
Term
What food are you going to ingest Clostridium Botulinium from
Definition
vegetables and pork
Term
Listerosis and Tetanus are type of what infection
Definition
Nervous system
Term
Listerosis can cause what?
Definition
Still birth
Term
Tatanus comes from ______ and produces ______
Definition
deep wounds; endotoxin
Term
Organism that causes Rocky Mountain SPotted fever
Definition
Rickettsia
Term
Organism that causes plague
Definition
Yersinia pestis
Term
Treatment for the plague
Definition
antibiotics
Term
Unique symptom of Lyme Disease
Definition
Target Rash
Term
Yellow fever causes what type of SX
Definition
Flu like
Term
Treatment for Malaria
Definition
Quinine
Term
Define Prions
Definition
Self replicating proteins
Term
Whats is a disease cause by a prion
Definition
Mad Cow
Term
How do you contract Mad Cow disease
Definition
Eating infected neural tissue
Term
Describe the replication of a virus
Definition
Host cell replicates virus and then breaks open; releasing the viruses
Term
Respiratory Viruses are the most common what?
Definition
Viral infection
Term
What is a sequellae of Coxackie B
Definition
Diabetes
Term
Influenza + Aspirin =
Definition
Reyes syndrome
Term
Adenovirus is also called what?
Definition
The common cold
Term
Recovery time for the AdenoVirus
Definition
3 days
Term
Normal children's measles
Definition
Measles Rubeola
Term
German measles
Definition
Measles Rubella
Term
Measles Rubella can cause what?
Definition
birth defects
Term
What Dermatotropic virus is nearly extinct
Definition
Small Pox
Term
Secondary outbreak of chicken pox is called what?
Definition
Shingles
Term
Herpes simplex can cause what
Definition
Fever blisters and genital blisters
Term
Infections mononucleosis is caused by what?
Definition
Epstein Barr Virus
Term
Ebstein Barr Virus causes _____ and has _____ recovery time
Definition
Extreme fatigue; year long recovery
Term
Hepatitis A is ______ borne and has a _____ recovery
Definition
Food; long
Term
Hepatitis B is ______ borne
Definition
blood
Term
2 things Hep B and cause
Definition
Cirrhosis and cancer
Term
Can humans be carries of Hep B
Definition
yes
Term
Hepatitis C is a _______ disease that causes _______
Definition
Progressive; liver failure
Term
Rabies causes what?
Definition
Severe Encephalitis
Term
Human Immunodeficiency Virus leads to what
Definition
Acquired Immune Deficiency
Term
HIV may be ______ for years
Definition
Latent
Term
Vector for HIV
Definition
COntaminated blood
Term
Best way to protect yourself from microbes
Definition
universal precaution
Term
What immunity are you born with
Definition
Non-specific
Term
What immunity is acquired
Definition
specific
Term
Most common SX of allergies
Definition
rashes
Term
How do Anaphylactic reactions kill
Definition
suffocation
Term
Can people become allergic to something at anytime?
Definition
yes
Term
Describe the Simple stain
Definition
Heatfix
Huckers
Rinse
Dry and Observe
Term
Describe Gram stain
Definition
Heatfix
Huckers
Rinse H2O
Modant
Rinse Alcohol
Rinse Water
Safrin O
Rinse
Dry and Observe
Term
Coxackie B virus can cause this disease
Definition
Diabetes
Term
When taken with the flu can cause Reyes Syndrome
Definition
Asprin
Term
Type of Measles that can cause birth defects
Definition
German Reubella
Term
A reoccurrence of the chicken pox virus can cause this disease
Definition
Shingles
Term
You get hepatitis A from this source
Definition
Seafood
Term
Hepatitis Effects what organ
Definition
Liver
Term
Name the two divisions of the respiratory tract
Definition
Upper and Lower
Term
5μm microbe particle can cover ____ ft/hr
Definition
9
Term
Organism that causes Respiratory Diphtheria
Definition
Corynebacteria Diphtheria
Term
How long can someone convalescing form Diphtheria be contagious
Definition
10 Months
Term
Is Diphtheria Invasive
Definition
No
Term
What 3 major organ systems does the Diptheria Toxin effect
Definition
heart Kidney Nervous
Term
Organism that causes tuberculosis in humans
Definition
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
Term
Staining method used for locating TB organism
Definition
Acid Fast
Term
Vehicle (how you catch it) for contracting TB organism.
Definition
Deep Inhalation
Term
What a positive Tuberculin test demonstrates.
Definition
Exposure to TB
Term
Can humans be carriers of TB?
Definition
yes
Term
Organism that causes Whooping Cough
Definition
Boardetella pertussis
Term
Organism causing Strept type bacterial pneumonia.
Definition
Streptococcous pneumonia
Term
Bacteria that causes Walking Pneumonia.
Definition
Mycoplasma pneumonia
Term
Disease caused by legionella pneumopilia
Definition
Legionnaire’s Disease
Term
Vector or how you catch the disease caused by Chalymydia Psittsacosis.
Definition
Inhalation of bird droppings
Term
Bacteria that causes Strept Throat.
Definition
Streptococcus Pyogenes
Term
Enteric refers to the what?
Definition
Intestines
Term
Gasroentertidies effects what two organs?
Definition
Stomach & Intestines
Term
Vibrio parahaemolyticus causes food poisoning by eating what food?
Definition
Raw Seafood
Term
Campylobacter enteritis is the most frequent cause of what in the U.S.?
Definition
diarrhea
Term
Helicobacter pyloris causes what condition?
Definition
PEPTIC ULCER
Term
Pseudomonas enteritis is prevalent in what two groups of people?
Definition
Daycare & burn victims
Term
Clostridium dificile causes what condition?
Definition
Pseudomembranous colitis
Term
What species of Staph causes food poisoning?
Definition
Staph Aurous
Term
How fatal (%) is botulism?
Definition
60-70%
Term
test is performed on an infant to check for Meingococcemia?
Definition
Tumbler Test
Term
What organism causes tetanus
Definition
clostidium Tetani
Term
infection common after long term antibiotic treatment.
Definition
candidias thrush
Term
Disease where Fungus inhaled lungs blood  skin & bones.
Definition
Blastomycoces
Term
Common local fungal disease carried in bird guano
Definition
Histoplasmosis
Term
Trypanosoma gambiense causes this disease
Definition
African Sleeping Sickness
Term
Protozoan disease from cats that can cause stillbirth in women.
Definition
Toxoplasmosis
Term
World’s most prevalent gut protozoan.
Definition
girdia
Term
Protozoan disease carried by the Assassin Bug.
Definition
American Sleeping sickness
Term
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Definition
tick
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