NWHSU - Infectious Disease Final Questions And Answers
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NWHSU - Infectious Disease Final Questions
And Answers
Which 2 fungal diseases are associated with bird droppings? Histoplasma capsulatum
Cryptococcosis
Which yeast has a large capsule that is a virulence factor? Cryptococcosis????
Give the geographical location for each of these systemic fung...
NWHSU - Infectious Disease Final Questions
And Answers
Which 2 fungal diseases are associated with bird droppings? Histoplasma capsulatum
Cryptococcosis
Which yeast has a large capsule that is a virulence factor? Cryptococcosis????
Give the geographical location for each of these systemic fungal infections: blastomycosis,
histoplasmosis, and coccidioidomycosis. All U.S.
Pneumocystis is a common cause of pneumonia in what group of people? People who are
HIV +
What fungus can cause a non-invasive infection characterized by a "fungus ball" that forms on
pulmonary surfaces? Aspergillosis
What age group is most seriously affected by respiratory synctial virus (RSV)? infants
What kind of infectious agents cause most colds? 90% viruses
, NWHSU - Infectious Disease Final Questions
And Answers
What is the most common bacterial cause of pharyngitis (sore throat)? Streptocococcus
pyogenes (GABHS)
What are the most common causes of a secondary bacterial infection in a patient with influenza?
Streptococcus pneumonia
Staphylococcus aureus
Haemophilus influenza
What bacteria cause scarlet fever? Streptocococcus pyogenes (GABHS)
Why is it important to treat a strep throat? Can develop complications like acute
glomerulonephritis or rheumatic fever
Define antigenic drift and antigenic shift. 1) Drift - Slight mutation in a single strain
2) Shift - 2 different strains infect the same cell; re-assort segments of RNA that leads to new
strain
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