Respiratory Tract Infections — Flashcards

Flashcard 1: Pathogens associated with Guillain-Barre Syndrome (Mnemonic: ICE MyCZ): I: _____ C: CMV E: EBV My: Mycoplasma pneumoniae C: Campylobacter jejuni Z: Zika virus

Answer: Influenza virus

Flashcard 2: _____ activates adenylyl cyclase in the gut, thereby increasing water secretion and causing diarrhea

Answer: Heat labile toxin

Flashcard 3: Chronic carriers of Salmonella _____ carry the infection in their gallbladder (organ)

Answer: typhi

Flashcard 4: _____ to eye contact and fomites can transmit Chlamydia trachomatis serotypes A, B, C (trachoma)

Answer: Hand

Flashcard 5: Louse-borne diseases include:

Answer: 1. Epidemic typhus (Rickettsia prowazekii) 2. Relapsing fever (Borrelia recurrentis) 3. Trench fever (Bartonella quintana) Mnemonic: **ERT** (Epidemic typhus, Relapsing fever, Trench fever)

Extra: Louse-borne diseases are transmitted by the human body louse (Pediculus humanus corporis). Note: Q fever and Kyasanur Forest Disease are NOT louse-borne (they are primarily transmitted by aerosols/ticks).

Flashcard 6: _____ is the mc type of Hep E virus present in india

Answer: genotype 1

Flashcard 7: _____ leprosy is associated with a strong Th2-cell response, allowing for humoral immunity

Answer: Lepromatous

Flashcard 8: Besides ingestion of contaminated food, how is Listeria monocytogenes transmitted (2)?_____; vaginally during childbirth

Answer: Transplacentally