Group Project Questions
1. How is the vaccine (IPV) Inactivated polio vaccine /Salk and (OPV)/Sabin
administered?
Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) is administer by intramuscular or intradermal
injection
Oral Polio Vaccine(OPV)/Salk is administer by mouth
2. How does polio spread? Polio spreads by direct contact with feces and
contaminated water & by mouth
3. List some of the signs/symptoms of cholera. Diarrhea, Vomiting, Shock,
Nausea, Dehydration, Abdominal Cramps
4. What is a definitive characteristic of cholera that distinguishes it from
other diarrheal illnesses? Rice water stool
5. How is cholera transmitted? By ingesting fecal contaminated water,
contaminated food
6. What is the cause of Rheumatic fever? Streptococci Bacteria or improperly
treating strep throat or scarlet fever
7. Name some symptoms of Meningitis Back Pain, Muscle Pain, Fever,
Headache, Confusion
8. What is a disease that can cause Meningitis? Herpes
9. What body system is affected by Meningitis? Nervous System
10. What virus can cause Meningitis? HIV, Influenza, Mumps
11. What are the 3 nutrients needed for the proper growth of Candida?
Sugar, Amino Acids & Nitrogen Compounds
12. What is Systemic Candidiasis and what does it effect? Systemic
Candidiasis is a yeast infection and it can affect blood, brain, bone head and
eyes.
10. What are virulence factors and what are some examples of them in the
bacteria E. coli? Virulence factors: enzymes, toxins, and other factors that
affect the relative ability of a pathogen.
Examples: Fimbria adhesions binding enterocytes in the host
Adhesion
11. Since E. coli infects the human body, what temperature category is it
considered as? Mesophile- lives best around 37C (human body temp)
12. If your endocarditis is caused by bacteria, how can it be effectively
treated? Intravenous antibiotic therapy
13. How can a person infected by Zika virus be treated? They can be treated
by Fluid intake, rest, no NAISD
14. What type of neurological disorder can Zika virus cause? Microcephaly,
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Pathogens List Questions
1. A male patient presents with symptoms of fever, malaise, sore throat,
sweating and
unproductive cough. The physician describes it as ‘atypical’ or ‘walking’
pneumonia.
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, Which the causative microorganism causes this disease? Mycoplasma
pnemonia
2. Which viral infection is responsible for 99% of the cases of cervical cancer
and what
routine test can help in early diagnosis and cure. HPV, pap smear
3. A man comes to the doctor due to a painful burning rash that has
appeared in a stripe
across his chest and back. What is going on? Shingles
4. At her first prenatal appointment patient is asked to avoid eating soft
cheeses such as
feta and brie. The bacteria commonly transmitted via milk and dairy
products that
should be avoided is ____? Listeria
5. A patient visits his physician complaining of stomach pain, particularly
after eating
spicy foods, which he used to do regularly before it became painful. Drinking
at night to
wind down from the high stress of his job also aggravates the problem.
Which disorder
is he suffering from? What is the causative organism? Peptic ulcer, H.Pylori
6. What are the major signs/symptoms of Impetigo? Which bacteria cause
this illness?
Contagious skin, infection of face and extremities (More common in children) S. aureus and S. pyogenes
7. What virus is responsible for the development of shingles? How would a
patient suffering from this illness describe their symptoms?
Chicken pox virus/ varicella zoster
Unilateral blisters
following dermatomes,
very painful and burning with a tingling sensation
8. Which pathogen is the cause of Leprosy? M. leprae
9. WHAT are the signs/symptoms of African Sleeping sickness, Lyme’s
disease and Rocky mountain spotted fever? What are the vector’s for each of
these diseases?
African Sleeping sickness: Invades blood brain barrier can cause coma and death vector: tsete fly
Lyme’s disease: fever, headache, rash vector: tick
Rocky mountain spotted fever: Vasculitis causes spots on the skin, fever and headache vector: tick
10. What pathogen commonly causes Necrotizing fasciitis? S. pyogenes or others
11. What causes ringworm? Dermatophytes(fungi)
12. What do Tsetse flies transmit? Invades blood brain barrier can cause coma
and death African Sleeping sickness
13. What is the causative agent of bubonic and pneumonic plague? Yersinia
pestis
14. A nurse is assessing a clinic patient with a diagnosis of hepatitis A. What
is the most likely route of transmission? Contamination of food, feco-oral or
foodborne
15. What is the initial symptom of Swimmer’s itch? History of swimming
water
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1. How is the vaccine (IPV) Inactivated polio vaccine /Salk and (OPV)/Sabin
administered?
Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) is administer by intramuscular or intradermal
injection
Oral Polio Vaccine(OPV)/Salk is administer by mouth
2. How does polio spread? Polio spreads by direct contact with feces and
contaminated water & by mouth
3. List some of the signs/symptoms of cholera. Diarrhea, Vomiting, Shock,
Nausea, Dehydration, Abdominal Cramps
4. What is a definitive characteristic of cholera that distinguishes it from
other diarrheal illnesses? Rice water stool
5. How is cholera transmitted? By ingesting fecal contaminated water,
contaminated food
6. What is the cause of Rheumatic fever? Streptococci Bacteria or improperly
treating strep throat or scarlet fever
7. Name some symptoms of Meningitis Back Pain, Muscle Pain, Fever,
Headache, Confusion
8. What is a disease that can cause Meningitis? Herpes
9. What body system is affected by Meningitis? Nervous System
10. What virus can cause Meningitis? HIV, Influenza, Mumps
11. What are the 3 nutrients needed for the proper growth of Candida?
Sugar, Amino Acids & Nitrogen Compounds
12. What is Systemic Candidiasis and what does it effect? Systemic
Candidiasis is a yeast infection and it can affect blood, brain, bone head and
eyes.
10. What are virulence factors and what are some examples of them in the
bacteria E. coli? Virulence factors: enzymes, toxins, and other factors that
affect the relative ability of a pathogen.
Examples: Fimbria adhesions binding enterocytes in the host
Adhesion
11. Since E. coli infects the human body, what temperature category is it
considered as? Mesophile- lives best around 37C (human body temp)
12. If your endocarditis is caused by bacteria, how can it be effectively
treated? Intravenous antibiotic therapy
13. How can a person infected by Zika virus be treated? They can be treated
by Fluid intake, rest, no NAISD
14. What type of neurological disorder can Zika virus cause? Microcephaly,
Guillain-Barre Syndrome
Pathogens List Questions
1. A male patient presents with symptoms of fever, malaise, sore throat,
sweating and
unproductive cough. The physician describes it as ‘atypical’ or ‘walking’
pneumonia.
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, Which the causative microorganism causes this disease? Mycoplasma
pnemonia
2. Which viral infection is responsible for 99% of the cases of cervical cancer
and what
routine test can help in early diagnosis and cure. HPV, pap smear
3. A man comes to the doctor due to a painful burning rash that has
appeared in a stripe
across his chest and back. What is going on? Shingles
4. At her first prenatal appointment patient is asked to avoid eating soft
cheeses such as
feta and brie. The bacteria commonly transmitted via milk and dairy
products that
should be avoided is ____? Listeria
5. A patient visits his physician complaining of stomach pain, particularly
after eating
spicy foods, which he used to do regularly before it became painful. Drinking
at night to
wind down from the high stress of his job also aggravates the problem.
Which disorder
is he suffering from? What is the causative organism? Peptic ulcer, H.Pylori
6. What are the major signs/symptoms of Impetigo? Which bacteria cause
this illness?
Contagious skin, infection of face and extremities (More common in children) S. aureus and S. pyogenes
7. What virus is responsible for the development of shingles? How would a
patient suffering from this illness describe their symptoms?
Chicken pox virus/ varicella zoster
Unilateral blisters
following dermatomes,
very painful and burning with a tingling sensation
8. Which pathogen is the cause of Leprosy? M. leprae
9. WHAT are the signs/symptoms of African Sleeping sickness, Lyme’s
disease and Rocky mountain spotted fever? What are the vector’s for each of
these diseases?
African Sleeping sickness: Invades blood brain barrier can cause coma and death vector: tsete fly
Lyme’s disease: fever, headache, rash vector: tick
Rocky mountain spotted fever: Vasculitis causes spots on the skin, fever and headache vector: tick
10. What pathogen commonly causes Necrotizing fasciitis? S. pyogenes or others
11. What causes ringworm? Dermatophytes(fungi)
12. What do Tsetse flies transmit? Invades blood brain barrier can cause coma
and death African Sleeping sickness
13. What is the causative agent of bubonic and pneumonic plague? Yersinia
pestis
14. A nurse is assessing a clinic patient with a diagnosis of hepatitis A. What
is the most likely route of transmission? Contamination of food, feco-oral or
foodborne
15. What is the initial symptom of Swimmer’s itch? History of swimming
water
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