Embalming Micro. MOD 7 Review

Amebic dsyentery

Entamoeba histolytica

You have a skin infection introduced by a kiss from the parasitic bloodborne triatomine bug. You've got a case of

Chagas disease

Which disease can you get from cleaning your cat's litter box?

Toxoplasmosis

The malaria protozoan ends up in the human _____________, where it causes the disease.

red blood cells

In what fungal disease does a circular rash clear up in the middle as it spreads outward?

ringworm

Malaria is caused by what?

A protozoan

Malaria is spread though which vector? (Pick the best answer)

Anopheles mosquito

Thrush

Candida albicans

What causes yeast infections in women?

Candida albicans

East African Sleeping Disease

Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense

Fungi lack _______________, so they are not photosynthetic.

chlorophyll

Fungal infections of the skin are called ________________.

dermatomycoses

What is the vector for African sleeping sickness?

tsetse fly

African trypanosomiasis is commonly called _________________.

African sleeping sickness

Fungal meningitis

Cryptococcus neoformans

Yeasts are ______________.

Fungi

What is the most common waterborne illness in the US?

Giardiasis

Which of the following microorganisms causes African trypanosomiasis and is spread by the tsetse fly?

Protozoa

Jock itch is caused by

The fungus Tinea cruris

Aspergillus glacus infects ______________.

dried fruit

Quinine is the treatment for ______________.

malaria

A fungal infection of the scalp is ____________.

ringworm

Plasmodium causes __________________.

malaria

Cryptosporidium parvum often causes _______________.

traveler's diarrhea

Pregnant women shouldn't clean litter boxes to avoid the disease ___________.

toxoplasmosis

What disease is caused by a protozoan that has two nuclei and can be found in all types of water, even chlorinated water?

giardiasis

In what part of the insect vector's body does the protozoan that causes malaria reside?

salivary glands

Which of the following refers to fungal infections of the skin, hair and nails?

tineas

The toxin aflatoxin is produced by _____________.

Aspergillus flavus

PCP

Pneumocystis carinii

Which is NOT one of the three categories of fungi?

Protozoa

Thrush is ____________.

a fungal infection where there is white growth on the tongue

What is the vector for malaria?

Anopheles mosquito

What disease is associated with farmers, gardens and rotting vegetation?

Aspergillosis