Chapter 19
A pimple, a sty or a furuncle can be physical signs of this inflammatory condition often caused by Staphylococcus aureus.
What is folliculitis?
This disease is also known as "pink eye".
What is conjunctivitis?
The disease caused by Borrelia burgdorferii was discovered and named after this town (hint: not far from campus!)
What is Lyme, CT?
A mycosis is caused by this organism type.
What is a fungus?
Toxic shock syndrome is caused by this bacterial species.
What is Staphylococcus aureus?
A whitlow is caused by this.
What is HHV-1?
This disease presents as a "locking" of the jaw and neck muscles, and is caused by a species of Clostridium.
Viridans streptococci, which are normal microflora of this body part, can cause endocarditis if they become opportunistic.
What is the mouth (or teeth)?
This disease is characterized by inflammation of the lungs where alveoli and bronchioles become filled with fluid.
What is pneumonia?
This is the "worst", or final, stage of syphilis.
What is tertiary syphilis?
Varicella zoster causes this disease.
What is chicken pox?
This human disease is caused by the refolding of prion proteins in brain cells into abnormal forms, and presents as a dementia.
What is Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease?
Buboes are a sign of this disease.
What is the bubonic plague?
A pseudomembrane in the back of the throat characterizes this disease.
What is diphtheria?
This virus family causes genital warts and can lead to cervical cancer.
What is human papillomavirus (HPV)?
This biochemical test can be used to distinguish Staphylococcus aureus from Staphylococcus epidermidis.
What is coagulase?
This zoonose is not spread from human to human, but is spread to humans via animals such as raccoons and foxes.
What is rabies?
The presence of the gene for this disease increases resistance to malaria, caused by Plasmodium spp.
What is sickle cell anemia?
This refers to the genomic recombination of two influenza A virus strains to form a third, unique virus strain.
What is antigenic shift?
This microorganism was found to be the cause of peptic ulcers.
What is Helicobacter pylori?
The MMR vaccine protects against these three diseases.
What are measles, mumps, and Rubella (German measles)?
Neisseria meningitidis releases lipid A into the body via this process.
What is blebbing?
If you are a scientist studying the Ebola virus, you must work in a lab with this biosafety level.
What is BSL-4?
"Walking pneumonia" is caused by this organism.
What is Mycoplasma pneumoniae?
HHV-1 hides in this part of the body when it goes latent.
What are the ganglia, or nerve cells?