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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Ghon complex of Primary tuberculosis includes _____ lymphadenopathy with Ghon foci in the middle and lower lobes of the lungs

The granulomas of a Ghon focus are _____ granulomas,meaning they have a central area of necrotic macrophages