Microbes to Memorize Practice Flashcards

One hundred practice vocabulary flashcards identifying microbes, their disease associations, and their classification groups as listed in the lecture transcript.

Candida albicans

Thrush, Yeast infections

Candida auris

Nosocomial infections

Crytococcus neoformans

Cryptococcosis, meningitis

Histoplasma capsulatum

Histoplasmosis

Pneumocystis jiroveciii

Pneumonia (PCP)

Microsporum

Ringworm, Athlete's foot

Entamoeba histolytica

Amoebic dysentery

Giardia lamblia

Giardiasis

Naegleria fowleri

amoebic meningoencephalitis

Plasmodium

Malaria

Trypanosoma brucei

African sleeping sickness

Trypanosoma cruzi

Chagas disease

Toxoplasma gondii

Toxoplasmosis

Trichomonas vaginalis

Trichomoniasis

Enterobius vermicularis

Pinworm

Necator americanus

Hookworm

Schistosoma

Schistosomiasis, blood fluke

Trichinella spiralis

Trichinosis

Taenia saginata

Beef tapeworm

Taenia solium

Pork tapeworm

Coronavirus

SARS, MERS, COVID-19

Filovirus

Ebola

Flavivirus

Hepatitis C, Yellow fever, Dengue fever, Zika

Picornavirus

Hepatitis A, Polio, common cold

Paramyxovirus

Measles, Mumps, RSV

Orthomyxovirus

Influenza

Respiratory syncytial virus

RSV

Retrovirus (HIV)

AIDS, MMTV

Rhabdovirus

Rabies

Herpes Simplex 1

Cold sores

Herpes Simplex 2

STD

Varicella zoster

Chicken pox/shingles

Epstein Barr

mononucleosis, lymphoma, autoimmune disorders

Hepadnavirus

Hepatitis B

Papovavirus

Warts, HPV

Poxvirus

Smallpox, monkeypox

Prions

Variant Cruetzfeldt-Jakob, Mad Cow, Kuru, FFI

Bartonella henselae

Cat-scratch disease

Borrelia burgdorferi

Lyme disease

Bacillus anthracis

Anthrax

Bordetella pertussis

Whooping cough

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Diphtheria

Clostridium perfringens

Gas Gangrene

Clostridium tetani

Tetanus

Clostridium botulinum

Botulism

Clostridium difficile

Gastroenteritis

Escherichia coli

UTI, Food Poisoning

Haemophilus influenzae

Meningitis, pneumonia

Helicobacter pylori

Ulcers

Klebsiella pneumonia

pneumonia

Legionella pneumophila

Legionnaire disease

Mycobacteria leprae

Leprosy

Mycobacteria tuberculosis

Tuberculosis

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Gonorrhea

Neisseria meningitidis

Meningitis

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Nosocomical infections

Rickettsia typhi

Typhus

Salmonella enterica

Food poisoning

Salmonella typhi

Typhoid

Shigella

dysentery

Staphylococcus aureus

MRSA, Toxic Shock Syndrome, Food poisoning

Streptococcus mutans

Dental caries

Streptococcus pyogenes

Scarlet Fever, Strep throat, Necrotizing Fascitis

Streptococcus pneumoniae

pneumonia

Treponema pallidum

Syphilis

Vibrio cholerae

Cholera

Yersinia pestis

Plague