Cardiovascular Infections — Flashcards

Cardiovascular Infections — Flashcards

Cardiovascular Infections — Flashcards
#1

Besides ingestion of contaminated food, how is Listeria monocytogenes transmitted (2)?_____; vaginally during childbirth

#2

_____ makes dextrans which bind to fibrin-platelet aggregates on damaged heart valves.

Hint: specific

#3

Slow virus diseases which are caused by _____ include CJD, Kuru, Madcow disease

#4

louse borne diseases are

#5

_____ is the mc type of Hep E virus present in india

#6

_____ leprosy is associated with a strong Th2-cell response, allowing for humoral immunity

#7

The bugs that are associated with Guillain-Barre Syndrome are ICE MyCZ:I_____CMVEBVMycoplasma PneumoniaeCampylobacterZika

#8

Shigella _____ can produce a shiga toxin that leads to hemolytic-uremic syndrome

#9

_____ activates adenylyl cyclase in the gut, thereby increasing water secretion and causing diarrhea

Hint: Heat labile or Heat stable toxin

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