Infectious Diseases — Flashcards

Yersinia pestis (plague) often escapes the lymph nodes to produce _____ and widespread necrosis of the organs.

Histopathologic findings of _____ include small spores with a diagonal or equatorial belt-like structure

The sticky RBCs of Plasmodium falciparum occlude vessels of the _____, lungs, and kidneys

_____ is a complication of Actinomyces abscess formation and presents with a characterstic 'lumpy jaw''

According to Ridley's logarithmic scale for bacterial index, _____ rating is 1-10 bacilli, on average, in each oil-immersion field

_____ is a Rickettsial disease that presents with monocytes with morulae in their cytoplasm.

_____ disease is characterized by systemic tissue damage with macrophages loaded with Tropheryma whipplei organisms

_____ have characteristic perinuclear halos that are hallmarks of HPV infections.

Shigella causes an _____ diarrhea, with the presence of blood and leukocytes

Warthin-Finkeldey giant cells result from measles virus _____ proteins acting on lymphocytes (cell type)