Babesiosis and B. Burgdorferi are commonly associated with this vector
What is the Ixodes tick?
100
HSV1, HSV2, and VZV are all likely to achieve latency here.
What is dorsal root ganglia?
100
This parasite is a leading cause of congestive heart failure in both South and Central America. It can also cause achalasia in the distal esophagus.
What is Trypanasoma cruzi (Chagas disease in the heart)?
100
A rapidly growing gray-brown mold that grows from wall to wall without producing any kind of margin (a "lid-lifter")is highly suggestive of this class of molds.
What are zygomycetes? (Mucor, Rhizopus, Absidia).
100
If you want to culture Malessizia furfur, you should incubate at 35 Celcius and overlay the specimen with this item commonly used in cooking.
What is olive oil (for a source of long-chain fatty acids)?
200
Trypanosoma cruzi is commonly associated with this vector.
What is the Reduviid bug?
200
CMV is latent in these cells.
What are histiocytes?
200
I am a trophozoite in the class of cilates. I measure between 50 and 70 micrometers. I also have a kidney bean-shaped macronucleolus.
What is Balantidium coli?
200
I am a pigmented (dematiaceous) mold that produces conidia with transverse septa. I get my name because I produce germ tubes from both ends of the conidia in saline mounts.
What is Bipolaris?
200
In a gram stain, this solution is used to positively stain gram-positive organisms.
What is crystal violet?
300
Trypanosoma brucei is commonly associated with this vector.
What is the Tsetse fly?
300
Reactivation of VZV causes this disease.
What is shingles (Zoster)?
300
I measure between 2-5 micrometers and am often found as an intracellular amastigote in histiocytes. I have a kinetoplast, which helps differentiate me from other intracellular organisms of this size.
What is Leishmania spp?
300
People used to employ India Ink to identify this yeast in CSF specimens.
What is cryptococcus neoformans?
300
In a gram stain, this solution is added as a counterstain.
What is safranin?
400
Francisella tularensis is commonly associated with this vector.
What is the Deerfly?
400
HHV-8 is associated with reactivation in both Kaposi sarcoma and this disease.
What is Primary Body Cavity Lymphoma?
400
I am a kite-shaped organism often seen in stool specimens or small bowel biopsies. I am the most common cause of protozoal gastroenteritis.
What is Giardia lamblia?
400
In KOH preps of skin scrapings and in histologic sections of affected skin, this yeast often appears as "spaghetti and meatballs" or "meatballs and frankfurters."
What is Malassezia furfur?
400
This organism causes bloody diarrhea and needs to be innoculated on selective media in microaerophilic conditions and incubated at 42 degrees.
What is Campylobacter jejuni (from stool)?
500
Onchocerca volvulus is commonly associated with this vector.
What is the Blackfly (Simulian)?
500
HHV-6 is latent in T-cells and causes this condition in acute situations.
What is Roseola (exanthem subitum)?
500
I am a nematode with a short buccal groove and a prominent genital primordium. I should not be confused with my big-mouthed, small genital relatives, the hookworms.
What is Strongyloides stercoralis?
500
Parenchymal infarction and angioinvasion are commonly associated with Aspergillis and these type of destructive fungi.
What are zygomycetes (aseptate molds)?
500
This item is required to culture Tropheryma Whippelii (for Whipple's Disease).
What is a miracle? (It has not yet been successfully cultured).