Parasites/Fungi — Flashcards

What infectious cause of esophagitis presents as white pseudomembranes? _____

_____ is the most common cause of opportunistic mycoses

Antibiotics kill vaginal microflora, allowing microbes such as _____ to flourish

_____ is an opportunistic fungal infection that presents with headache, facial pain, and a black necrotic eschar on the face.

The gametocytes of Plasmodium malariae are _____ (shape)

_____ produces melanocyte damaging acids (Azelaic acid) via lipid degradation

Ergosterol is a component of the fungal cell _____

Which fungus is encapsulated?_____

Cryptococcus neoformans assumes a _____ form (with a polysaccharide capsule)

What is the Reservoir of Ixodes tick larvae?_____