Irene Gold Boards Part 1 Microbiology Exam Answers

Match the viral disease to the respiratory reaction: → has antigenic shift and/or drift → small mutation= drift → big mutation=shift → causes the flu {Ans: influenza}Match the viral disease to the skin reaction: →pink cauliflower lesion on female genitalia → central umbilical {Ans: molluscum contagiosum}What family does this belong to? →St. Louis Encephalitis {Ans: Flaviviridae}What family does this belong to? →influenza virus B {Ans: Orthomyxoviridae}Which bacterial enzyme is this? → streptokinase → dissolves clots which body uses to wall off organisms from spreading {Ans: B hemolytic strep}Match the Hepatitis: →co-infection with Hep B → carrier for life →sequela=liver cancer →RNA →aka "Dane" particle →only replicated in presence of HepB {Ans: Hep D}