Arboviruses - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Adenoviruses - respiratory infections Arboviruses - arthropod-borne viruses Bordetella pertussis - Pertussis (whooping cough) Borrelia burgdorferi - causes lyme disease Candida albicans - Topical azoles (vaginitis); nystatin, fluconazole, caspofungin (oral/esophageal); fluconazole, caspofungin, amphotericin B (systemic) Chalmydia trachomatis - a sexually transmitted infection caused by a bacterium Clostridium botulinum - causes botulism Clostridium difficile - C. diff. Colitis. Inflammat...

prevalence formula - (old+new)/total population prevalence - -a slice though the population at a point in time at which we determine who has the disease and who does not -a good measure when a difficult to know when a person became a case point prevalence (snapshot) - frequency of existing disease/ condition at a certain point in time period prevalence - frequency of existing disease during a defined time period prevalence is affected by .... - incidence and duration if the disea...

adenoviruses - Cold, sore throat pink eye Human Close contact, airborne, contaminated surfaces Horizontal Virus arboviruses - Arthropod- borne virus Arthropods (Mosquito, ticks, etc.) Insect bites Horizontal and vertical Virus Epstein-Barr, CMV - Mono Human Passed through body fluids (direct contact) Horizontal and vertical Virus hepatitis A - Liver infection Human Contaminated food/water/objects, close contact Horizontal Virus hepatitis B - Liver infection, cirrhosis HumanC...

Microbiology and Immunology Arboviruses (Arthropod-borne Viruses) and Rodent-borne Viruses

Microbiology Question and answers rated A+ What is the most common cause of infectious diarrhea in infants and children? - correct answer Rotaviruses Bacteriostatic - correct answer When bacteria can no longer multiply In which group should Staphylococci and streptococci be classified? - correct answer Gram-positive cocci CDC - correct answer Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Which fungi are commonly associated with reproductive system infections? - correct answer ...

General Characteristics of Viruses- Introduction correct answers -'Filterable' - filter infectious material, filter causing infection smaller than bacteria -Viruses are only active inside host cell - cannot replicate outside of a host cell --Obligate intracellular parasite (OIP) General Characteristics of Viruses- Living vs. Nonliving correct answers -Viruses are acellular - do not have a true cell structure, no organelles -Unable to self-replicate --Viruses produced genome --Viruses d...

Microbiology CH.25 RNA VirusesWhich febrile disease with a rash has a pathogen that can cross the placenta and cause serious fetal damage? a. croup b. mumps c. measles (rubeola) d. rubella - correct answer d. rubella Hydrophobia, the dumb phase, and Nergi bodies in nervous tissue are all part of which disease? a. rabies b. dengue fever c. Norwalk virus d. Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE) e. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - correct answer a. rabies Influenza is pred...

MMSC 360 Exam 3- Questions & Answers (100% Correct) MMSC 360 Exam 3- Questions & Answers (100% Correct) General Characteristics of Viruses- Introduction - ANSWER - -'Filterable' - filter infectious material, filter causing infection smaller than bacteria -Viruses are only active inside host cell - cannot replicate outside of a host cell --Obligate intracellular parasite (OIP) General Characteristics of Viruses- Living vs. Nonliving - ANSWER - -Viruses are acellular - do not have a tru...

MMSC 360 Exam 3 Clicker Questions & Answers (100% Correct) MMSC 360 Exam 3 Clicker Questions & Answers (100% Correct) A viral envelope: a) contains a capsid b) contains adhesion molecules c) is primarily proteins and glycoproteins d) all of the above - ANSWER - d) all of the above Arboviruses: a) infect bacteria b) contain DNA and RNA c) are transmitted by arthropods d) can replicate outside of host cell - ANSWER - c) are transmitted by arthropods DNA viruses typically: a) r...

Full summary for the course infectious diseases (NWI-BB097) given in 2023 - Radboud University, Nijmegen