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Mycology and Virology Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Superficial/Cutaneous - Infection of the nonliving keratinized layers of the skin and the hair and nails. Subcutaneous - Involves the skin and subcutaneous tissue Systemic - A pulmonary infection that may progress to affect any interna...

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Superficial/Cutaneous - ✔✔Infection of the nonliving keratinized layers of the skin and

the hair and nails.


Subcutaneous - ✔✔Involves the skin and subcutaneous tissue


Systemic - ✔✔A pulmonary infection that may progress to affect any internal body

organ and may show cutaneous and subcutaneous involvement.


Opportunistic - ✔✔Primarily infect those who are already sick or immune suppressed


Pseudohyphae - ✔✔Exaggerated form of budding in which newly formed cells remain

attached and continue to elongate.


Rhizoid - ✔✔Root-like, branched hyphae extending into the media to absorb nutrients


Corn Meal Agar - ✔✔Starvation media used for microscopic observation of

chlamydospore production in yeast.


Potassium Hydroxide (KOH) with Glycerol - ✔✔KOH, a strong alkali, acts as a clearing

agent for observation of fungal elements




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, India Ink - ✔✔Detection of yeast (Cryptococcus) with capsules in body fluids


Sporothrix schenckii - ✔✔Mode of infection usually through thorns and splinter trama.


Sporotrichosis is commonly called "rose gardener's disease".


Primary agents of Chromoblastomycosis - ✔✔-Phialophora verrucosa


-Cladosporium carrionii


-Fonsecaea pedrosoi


Endemic areas of Histoplasma capsulatum - ✔✔-Central Mississippi River Valley


-Ohio River Valley


-Missouri River Valley


Coccidioides immitis - ✔✔San Joaquin Valley Fever, Desert Fever, and Valley Fever.


NO YEAST PHASE: Mold grows at 35C


Cryptococcus neoformans - ✔✔CSF is the most common clinical specimen. India Ink is

used for identification.


Candida albicans (Most Virulent) - ✔✔Causes oral thrush


Aspergillus fumigatus - ✔✔Colonization (fungus balls) in the ears or lower respiratory

tract.


Viruses - ✔✔These are obligate intracellular parasites


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