Embalming Micro. MOD 6 Review
What virus causes West Nile?
A Flavivirus
The prefix "orni-" (as in ornithosis) pertains to that which originates from?
Birds
What part of the body does rabies attack?
CNS
Chlamydia trachomatis only causes venereal diseases? (True or False)
False
Rickettsia prowazekii causes the disease epidemic typhus. What is that disease's mode of transmission?
Human Body Lice
What cells of the body does the mononucleosis virus attack?
Memory B cells
Which disease is NOT an example of a pneumotropic disease?
Shingles
What part of the body does hepatitis affect?
liver
What virus causes chickenpox?
varicella zoster
What is the most frequently reported sexually transmitted bacterial pathogen in the US?
Chlamydia trachomatis
A small, protein, infectious particle is a __________________.
Prion
What are the names of the polio vaccines?
Sabin and Salk
What is the only viral disease that has been eradicated from the world?
Smallpox
Inflammation of the brain is called ________________.
encephalitis
Picking at the bedclothes is an odd symptom of what disease?
epidemic typhus
The tongue is covered with a white or black fur and is rolled up in the disease ___________.
epidemic typhus
What is the vector for West Nile virus?
mosquito
Your kid came home this weekend with swelling of the parotid salivary glands after playing an ill-advised game of Spin the Bottle and kissing a stranger. Your kid probably has the dreaded
Epstein-Barr virus
Mycoplasma, chlamydia, and rickettsia are bacterial diseases that come from the same
Genera
What virus causes AIDS?
HIV
What cells of the body does HIV attack?
Helper T cells
Spongiform encephalopathies leave what?
Holes in brain tissue
How many viruses can cause the common cold?
Over 200
Infection with ______________ can lead to shingles later in life.
chickenpox
An intracellular parasite that is genetic material in a protein coat is a _____________.
Virus
The chickenpox virus can remain dormant in what part of the body?
dorsal root ganglia of the spinal cord
Cold sores are caused by ______________ virus.
herpes simplex 1
What kind of virus causes COVID-19?
Coronavirus
Loss of smell and taste is an odd symptom of what disease?
Covid-19
What virus is dangerous for a mother to contract in the first trimester and will result in birth defects?
measles
Mumps is the infection of the ____________________.
parotid glands
Dermatropic diseases are directly associated with
The integumentary system
Why is smallpox still considered a global threat despite it being eradicated as a disease in the recent past?
Two samples still exist in rival countries the US and USSR
What is the vector for Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?
Ticks
What are the smallest free-living organisms in nature?
Mycoplasmas
