Etiology
What is treponema pallidum
Caused by a retrovirus that infects T-cells in the body and causes a number of systemic illnesses
What is HIV
A type of rash that typically appears with lyme disease
What is erythema migrans
Choice of test for identifying trichomoniasis in vaginal secretions
What is wet mount
Treatment of choice for patients with falciparum malaria
What is chloroquine
Virus causing roseola infantum, also known as sixths disease
An infected human cell that bursts in the reproductive cycle of malaria is what
What is schizont
Area of the body that is normally known to itch with pinworm (enterobiasis) infection
What is perianal area
Test used to diagnose enterobiasis
What is clear tape test
Choice of treatment in a patient with Pneumocystis jirovecii
What is doxycycline
Causative organism of Lyme disease (not carrier organism)
What is B burgdorferi
Babesiosis enters this type of cell and can be seen on giemsa stain
What are erythrocytes
What is chills, high fever, and then sweats
Mainstay laboratory finding and diagnostic finding of malaria
What is Giemsa stain
Treatment of choice for a patient with histoplasmosis
What is itraconazole
Most common cause of fungal meningitis
What is cryptococcus
What type of human cells does human herpes virus 7 (causative organism of roseola seizures) target
What are T-lymphocytes
A common physical exam finding of diphtheria in the oral mucosa
What is pseudomembrane
Common differential diagnoses for diptheria
What are streptococcal pharyngitis and infectious mononucleosis
Choice of treatment for amebiasis
What is metronidazole
Causative organism of histoplasmosis
What is histoplasma capsulatum
What type of cells in the lungs do the histoplasmosis fungus enter in order for the fungus to enter the body
What are parenchymal macrophages
Later findings of this infection include splenomegaly, abdominal distention and tenderness, relative bradycardia, and rose spots that blanche
What is typhoid fever
Common laboratory findings for Rocky Mountain Spotted fever
What is thrombocytopenia, hyponatremia, elevated aminotransferases, and hyperbilirubinemia. DIC in severe cases.
What is atovaquone