MICR 290 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Folliculitis
most commonly caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis and staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
Staphylococcus aureus
Impetigo (pyoderma)
Most cases caused by S. aureus and Streptococcus Pyogenes
necrotizing fasciitis
Most cases caused by S. pyogenes
Acne
Propionibacteria which are normal members of microbiome
Cat Scratch Disease
Bartonella henselae
Pseudomonas infection
-Pseudomonas aeruginosa
-infection can occur in burn victims
Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis
-caused by Rickettsia rickettsii
-Rocky Mountain Spotted fever is most severe
-Transmitted via bite by infected tick
Cutaneous anthrax
,-Caused by Bacillus anthracis
-Characterized by an eschar
-endospores often shed by an infected animal, enter a wound in the skin
gas gangrene
-caused by clostridium perfringens
-Traumatic event must introduce endospores into dead tissue.
Poxvirus
-caused by Orthopoxvirus (variola virus)- causes smallpox
-smallpox infection occurs by inhalation of virus
Herpes virus
-Caused by human herpesvirus 1 and 2
-HHV 1- causes cold sores, fever, blisters; whitlow
-HHV 2 causes genital herpes
Warts
-caused by various papillomaviruses
Chicken pox and Shingles
-caused by Varicella-zoster virus
-reactivated vzv causes shingles
-virus is spread through respiratory droplets
Rubella
-caused by Rubella virus
-spread by respiratory secretions
Measles (Rubeola)
-caused by measles virus (morbillivirus)
-koplik spots in mouth
, Erythema infectiosum
-caused by B19 virus
Roseola
-caused by HHV-6
-characterized by rose colored rash
Pityriasis versicolor
-superficial mycoses
-caused by Malassezia furfur
Dermatophytosis
-caused by dermatophytes
-cutaneous mycoses
Chromoblastomycosis
-wound mycoses
-caused by 4 species of ascomycete; fonsecaea pedrosoi, phialophora verrucosa,
cladophialophora carrionii
-people working barefoot in soil are at most risk
Phaeophyomycosis
-wound mycoses
-acquired when spores, which are prevalent in indoor environments, including hospitals, enter
open surgical or traumatic wounds.
Mycetomas
-wound mycoses
-prick woundsand scrapes caused by twigs, thorns, or leaves introduce these fungi into humans.
Sporotrichosis
CORRECT ANSWERS!!
Folliculitis
most commonly caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis and staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
Staphylococcus aureus
Impetigo (pyoderma)
Most cases caused by S. aureus and Streptococcus Pyogenes
necrotizing fasciitis
Most cases caused by S. pyogenes
Acne
Propionibacteria which are normal members of microbiome
Cat Scratch Disease
Bartonella henselae
Pseudomonas infection
-Pseudomonas aeruginosa
-infection can occur in burn victims
Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis
-caused by Rickettsia rickettsii
-Rocky Mountain Spotted fever is most severe
-Transmitted via bite by infected tick
Cutaneous anthrax
,-Caused by Bacillus anthracis
-Characterized by an eschar
-endospores often shed by an infected animal, enter a wound in the skin
gas gangrene
-caused by clostridium perfringens
-Traumatic event must introduce endospores into dead tissue.
Poxvirus
-caused by Orthopoxvirus (variola virus)- causes smallpox
-smallpox infection occurs by inhalation of virus
Herpes virus
-Caused by human herpesvirus 1 and 2
-HHV 1- causes cold sores, fever, blisters; whitlow
-HHV 2 causes genital herpes
Warts
-caused by various papillomaviruses
Chicken pox and Shingles
-caused by Varicella-zoster virus
-reactivated vzv causes shingles
-virus is spread through respiratory droplets
Rubella
-caused by Rubella virus
-spread by respiratory secretions
Measles (Rubeola)
-caused by measles virus (morbillivirus)
-koplik spots in mouth
, Erythema infectiosum
-caused by B19 virus
Roseola
-caused by HHV-6
-characterized by rose colored rash
Pityriasis versicolor
-superficial mycoses
-caused by Malassezia furfur
Dermatophytosis
-caused by dermatophytes
-cutaneous mycoses
Chromoblastomycosis
-wound mycoses
-caused by 4 species of ascomycete; fonsecaea pedrosoi, phialophora verrucosa,
cladophialophora carrionii
-people working barefoot in soil are at most risk
Phaeophyomycosis
-wound mycoses
-acquired when spores, which are prevalent in indoor environments, including hospitals, enter
open surgical or traumatic wounds.
Mycetomas
-wound mycoses
-prick woundsand scrapes caused by twigs, thorns, or leaves introduce these fungi into humans.
Sporotrichosis
