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What is the smallest virsues and the largest?
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Parvoviridae (22nm) and Poxviridae (250nm) is the largest.
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What virus causes erythema infectiosum (5th disease)?
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Parvovirus B19 has a "slapped appearance."
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Kaposi sarcoma occurs due to what virus and where the does the virus remain dormant?
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HHV-8, unknown latency (trick question...)
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What is the difference in rubeloa and rubella?
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Rubeola comes from paramyxo family and causes measles. Rubella comes from Togaviruses and causes german measles. Keep it straight fool!
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KEEP GOING!!!!!
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OWN THIS SHIT! 600!!!
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What is the vector involved in Hantavirus causing a fulminant respiratory infection?
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Deer mice
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Kuru is a type or Prion diease remember scrubs now is this infectious via body secretions? Does foramlin activate it? And how is it transmitted?
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It is transmitted to other species via inolculation of infected brain tissue. No to body secretions and No formalin doesn't activate it cuz it already is active.
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What is the process by which a retrovirus works?
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Virion is endocytosis.. reverse transcriptase to DNA copy which is integrated into provirus which is than transcribed into mRNA which is translated into viral proteins.
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What are the tests for HIV antibodies? And what is the confirmatory test?
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ELISA is a good screening test, Western blot is a good confirmatory test considering you had a positive ELISA
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Yeasts form at what temp and molds form where?
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Yeasts form at 37 degrees, and molds form outside human body.
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What mold causes farmer's lung?
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Aspergillus.
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What are the sexual spores for both yeast and mold?
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Yeast it is ascospores and molds it is basidiospores or zygospores.
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What is the fungus causes pulmonary disease that resembles tb and is found in mississippi river area humid soli?
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Histoplasmosis
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What is the malaria form called in the liver?
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Merozoites or hypnozoites if it is the latent form.
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What is the most severe threatening malaria form?
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Falciparum
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What is the treatment for trp. cruzi?
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Kissing bug: Chagas disease. Nifurtimox.
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What are the symptoms or signs of Giardia lamblia?
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Non-bloody, foul smelling diarrhea. treated with Metronidazole.
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Foul-smellling, watery, green discharge from a female is indicative of what?
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Trichomonas
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What is the drug used to eliminate flukes?
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Praziquantel
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So the egg form of a cestode is severe in that it invades tissues after it develops into a larvae. Where does T. Solium caught from human feces eventually settle in?
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Brain, eyes (cysticerci)
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How is the maturation and release of eggs done by tapeworms?
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Maturation of the worm occurs from anterior to posterior end where fresh eggs are released.
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Wuchereria is transmitted by insect bites what does it do in the body?
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Lymph obstruction
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The liver controls what types of biochemical reactions?
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Gluconeogenesis, fatty acid synth, amino acid synth, urea synth, cholesterol synthe.
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What does a High Km mean?
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low affinity of the substrate
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What are the acidic amino acids?
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Glulatmate, aspartate
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Trypsin cleaves peptide where?
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At the carboxyl end of arginine or lysine.
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What is the amino acid tryptophan a precursor to?
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5-HT ( serotonin), melatonin, niacin.
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