Infectious Diseases (AIPVT)

Mycoplasma pneumonia gets transmitted from person to person. Thus, people who live or work in crowded areas such as schools and homeless shelters have a high chance of getting this condition.

Biomphalaria is the snail vector of S. mansoni.

Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is a tropical parasitic disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi.

Kingella kingae infection is caused by a gram negative cocobacillus. Kingella kingae causes spondylodiscitis in children under 3 years of age, osteomyelitis in healthy children, and RTI and UTI in immunocompromised adults.

Ascariasis can be treated by a single dose of piperazine.

Koplik's spots appear in the mouth as small red spots with blue-white centres. These are pathogonomonic for measles, i.e. rubeola.

SARS is a viral infection caused by coronavirus. A common finding in SAARS patients is the decrease in lymphocytes circulating in the blood.

Alpha toxin is secreted by C. perfringens. The alpha toxin is a lethal toxin and is known as phospholipase C. It increases vascular permeability and necrotising activity.

Eumycetes cause slow spreading skin infection, local swelling, pus on skin, small hard painless nodules and ulceration.

Entamoeba histolytica causes amoebic dysentery in humans. Amoebic dysentery is transmitted through contaminated food and water. In this, the stools are foul smelling, often acccompanied by blood and mucus.

Leptotrichia and Bacteroides are associated with Vincent's angina and tropical ulcers.

Schistosomes reside in visceral blood vessels and thus, are commonly known as blood flukes.

Desmodesmus is the only chlorophyll-containing organism (an alga) known to cause infections in immunocompetent people.

Dogs act as definitive hosts for Hydatidosis. For these animals to become infected, they must eat the organs of an animal that contains cysts such as sheep or rodents.

This is a correct match. Wuchereria bancrofti causes Filariasis; Guinea worm infection causes Dracunculiasis; Fascicola hepatica causes liver infection and T. serialis causes Coneurosis.