microbiology unit 4 exam

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propionbacterium acnes, corynbacterum sp., staphlococcus epidermidis, microccocus luteus and malassezia are all examples of

normal microbiota of the skin

what are gram postive bacteria, non pathogenic, lowers pH of the skin, and responsible for body odor

diptheroids

folliculitis, scalded skin syndrome, impetigo, and MRSA are all caused by

staphlococcus aureus

clots blood to evade phagocytosis

coagulase

digests skin lipids and sebum

lipase

inhibits body attachment

protein A

kills white blood cells

leukocidin

breaks down penicilin making it inacive

beta lactamases

pneumonia, meningitis, puerperal fever, strep throat, and streptococcal toxic shock are disease caused by

streprococcus pyogenes

can cause opportunistic infections, commonly exists in water, soil and plants. Contaminates soaps, ointments, eye drops, pools, and hospital

pseudomonas

what does psuedoonas aeruginosa do

produces pyocyanin pigments

what disease produces koplik spots and where are they found

measles back of the throat

what disease is classified in the togavirus family

rubella

what disease is a memper of the herpes virus family

chicken pox

varicella zoster and human herpes virus 3 are names for what virus

chicken pox

what causes cold sores

herpes simplex

human papillomavirus causes

warts

what is ophthalmia neonatorum

blindness in infants

what causes blindness in infants

neisseia gonorrhoeae and chlamydia trachomatis

what type of meningitis is acquired by inhaling infected respiratory droplets

bacteria meningitis

what are petechiae

hemorrhages caused by bacterial meningits

tetanospasmin toxin is produced by

clostrium tetani

leprosy bacteria preferentially attack

peripheral nerves, body extremities

which form of leprosy is the common form that may stop progressing due to immune response

tuberculoid leprosy

what is the rare form of leprosy that is highly infectous and progressive loss of digits and facial features

lepromatous leprosy

what virus is in the picornavirus family

poliovirus

what virus is in the rhabdovirus family

rabies

tsetse flies transmit what disease

african sleeping sickness

trypanosoma brucei transmit what

african sleeping sickness

which form of anthrax is most deadly

pulmonary (inhalational) anthrax

what is another name for clostridial myonercrois

gangrene

clostridium perfrinigens causes what disease

clostridial myonecrosis (gangrene)

yersinia pestis causes

plague

borrelia burgdorferi causes

lyme disease

rickettsia ricketsii causes

rocky mountain spotted fever

dermacentor transmits

rocky mountain spotted fever

epstein barr virus causes

mononucleosis

aedes is a vector for

yellow and dengue fever

banana shaped protozoan, forms oocysts, can remain viable for years, produces sporozoites upon infection

toxoplasma gondii

anopheles mosquito is a vector for

malaria

plasmodium causes

malaria