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Bacterial Structures
Give the chemical composition and...,
Give the chemical composition and...,
Give the chemical composition and...
12  cards
Bacterial Taxonomy
Name the,
Staphylococcus clusters steptococ...,
Name the gram rod baciili
10  cards
Stains, Properties of Growth Media, Special Culture Requirements
Gram stain,
Which bugs do not gram stain well,
Why do treponema and leptospira n...
26  cards
Classes of Bacteria
Aerobes,
Examples of aerobes,
Reactivation of m tuberculosis
32  cards
Bacterial Virulence Factors and Bacterial Genetics
Name 3 bacterial virulence factors,
Protein a,
Iga protease mechanism which bact...
22  cards
Exotoxins and Endotoxins
Exotoxin vs endotoxin source,
Exotoxin vs endotoxin secreted fr...,
Exotoxin vs endotoxin chemistry
66  cards
Gram + Cocci Tests and Types
Staphylococci,
Streptococci,
7  cards
Staphylococci
Staphylococcus aureus,
Causes of staphylococcus aureus,
Inflammatory disease
14  cards
Streptococci
Properties of streptococcus pneum...,
What 4 things is streptococcus pn...,
What is pneumococcus often associ...
20  cards
Other Gram + Bacteria
Properties of enterococci,
Entercocci where are they normal ...,
What do vancomycin resistant ente...
59  cards
Gram - Rods
Properties of gram rods,
What can the fimbriae virulence f...,
What can the k capsule virulence ...
76  cards
Other Gram - Bacteria
Fermentation of lactose,
Examples of lactose fermenting en...,
What does e coli produce and how ...
30  cards
Spirochetes
Properties of spirochetes,
What types of bacteria are spiroc...,
How can borrelia be visualized
24  cards
Zoonotic Infections
Zoonosis,
Anaplasma spp disease,
Anaplasma spp transmission and so...
74  cards
Fungal Pneumonias
Systemic mycoses,
Properties of the systemic mycoses,
Systemic mycoses treatment
9  cards
Fungal Skin Infections
Tinea,
Name the dermatophytes,
Tinea capitis
12  cards
Opportunistic Fungal Infections
Properties of candida albicans,
What does candida albicans cause,
Candida albicans treatment
21  cards
Protozoa--GI Infections
Giardia lamblia disease,
Giardia lamblia transmission,
Giardia lamblia diagnosis
12  cards
Protozoa--CNS infections
Toxoplasma gondii disease,
Toxoplasma gondii transmission,
Toxoplasma gondii diagnosis
12  cards
Protozoa--hematologic infections
Plasmodium p vivax ovale p falcip...,
P vivax ovale disease,
P falciparum disease
11  cards
Protozoa--others
Trypanosoma cruzi disease,
Trypanosoma cruzi transmission,
Trypanosoma cruzii diagnosis
12  cards
Nematodes
What are the 3 nematode routes of...,
Species of nematodes that infect ...,
Species of nematodes that infect ...
35  cards
Cestodes
Name the 3 cestodes tapeworms,
Taenia solium disease,
Taenia solium transmission of int...
12  cards
Trematodes
Name the 2 trematodes flukes,
Schistosoma disease,
Schistosoma transmission
7  cards
Parasite Hints, Ectoparasites
What organism is associated with ...,
What organism is associated with ...,
What organism is associated with ...
14  cards
Virology--structures, genetics, vaccines, viral genomes, viral replication, viral envelopes
Name the structures of a naked vi...,
Name the structures of a envelope...,
Name the structures of an envelop...
23  cards
DNA Viruses
What are the 5 general rules for ...,
What are the hhappppy viruses,
Herpesviruses envelope
22  cards
Herpesviruses
Properties of herpesviruses,
Herpes simplex virus 1 route of t...,
Herpes simplex virus 1 clinical s...
28  cards
RNA viruses
Reoviruses envelope,
Reoviruses rna structure,
Reoviruses capsid symmetry
105  cards
Hepatitis viruses
Signs and symptoms of all hepatit...,
Naked hepatitis viruses,
Hbv dna polymerase
58  cards
HIV
What kind of genome does hiv have,
What are the 3 structural genes o...,
Hiv mechanism
52  cards
Normal flora: dominant
Skin normal flora organism,
Nose normal flora organism,
Oropharynx normal flora organism
7  cards
Bugs Causing Food Poisoning
Which organisms cause food poison...,
Name the bugs that cause food poi...,
B cereus source of infection
9  cards
Bugs Causing Diarrhea
Which bugs cause bloody diarrhea,
Which bugs cause watery diar,
Campylobacter
15  cards
Common Causes of Pneumonia and Special Groups
Name the common cause of pneumoni...,
Name the common causes of pneumon...,
Name the common causes of pneumon...
12  cards
Common Causes of Meningitis
Name the common causes of meningi...,
Name the common causes of meningi...,
Name the common causes of meningi...
14  cards
Osteomyelitis
List the risk factors for osteomy...,
Osteomyelitis associated infectio...,
Osteomyelitis associated infectio...
9  cards
UTIs and Vaginal Infections
Cystitis uti presentation,
Cystitis uti what causes a uti,
What does cystitis uti cause
17  cards
ToRCHeS Infections
What are torches infections,
Nonspecific signs common to many ...,
What are the causes of meningitis...
23  cards
red rashes of childhood
Name the 7 red rashes of childhood,
Coxsackievirus type a associated ...,
Coxsackievirus type a clinical pr...
15  cards
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Aids clinical features,
Aids organism,
Chancroid clinical features
28  cards
Nosocomial infections
What are the 2 most common causes...,
Pathogen associated with antibiot...,
Pathogen and unique signs symptom...
9  cards
Bugs affecting Unvaccinated Children
Name the clinical dermatologic pr...,
What are the 2 possible findings ...,
Name the clinical neurologic pres...
7  cards
Bug Hints (if all else fails)
Which organism s is associated wi...,
Which organism s is associated wi...,
Which organism s is associated wi...
18  cards

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