Aspergillus species US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
Master Aspergillus species with OnCourse flashcards. These spaced repetition flashcards are designed for medical students preparing for NEET PG, USMLE Step 1, USMLE Step 2, MBBS exams, and other medical licensing examinations.
Aspergillus species Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 1: _____ is an opportunistic fungal infection that presents with rhinocerebral and frontal lobe abscesses.
Answer: Mucormycosis
Flashcard 2: _____ is a species of opportunistic fungus that presents as nonseptate hyphae branching at wide angles.
Answer: Mucor spp.
Flashcard 3: How is Aspergillus transmitted?_____
Answer: Inhalation
Flashcard 4: _____ is an opportunistic fungal infection that presents with headache, facial pain, and a black necrotic eschar on the face.
Answer: Mucormycosis
Flashcard 5: Which two fungi are catalase positive?_____
Answer: Candida and Aspergillus
Flashcard 6: Ancylostoma duodenale/Necator americanus (hookworm)
Answer:
Extra: intestinal infection with anemia bendazoles or pyrantel pamoate larvae penetrate skin
Flashcard 7: Dracunulus medinensis
Answer:
Extra: skin inflammation and ulceration physical extraction of worm contaminated water
Flashcard 8: Onchocerca volvulus
Answer:
Extra: river blindness ivermectin female blackfly bite
Flashcard 9: Loa loa
Answer:
Extra: worm in conjunctiva diethylcarbamazine deer fly, horse fly, mango fly
Flashcard 10: Wuchereria bancrofti
Answer:
Extra: elephantiasis diethylcarbamazine mosquito
Keywords: Aspergillus species flashcards, medical flashcards, NEET PG preparation, USMLE Step 1 flashcards, Anki alternative, spaced repetition medical, OnCourse flashcards
