Irene Gold Boards Part 1 Microbiology Exam Answers

→toxin that affects the nervous system →ex botulism → ex tetanus {Ans: neurotoxin}→Types I-IV → use mnemonic ACID {Ans: hypersensitivity reaction}What hypersensitivity reaction is this? →TB →contact dermatitis (posin ivy, poison oak, etc) → transplant rejection via MHC {Ans: Type IV- Delayed hypersensitivity}Is this DNA or RNA? →respiratory syncytial virus {Ans: RNA}Match the viral disease to the skin reaction: →variola {Ans: →small pox →guarneri bodies}Name that Spirochete: →organism: leptospira interrogans aka leptospira ictihemorhagia → vector: contaminated water caused by urine of cats, mice, and moles → Notes: Weil's syndrome (hemorrhagic jaundice) {Ans: leptospirosis}