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What is the main difference between yeasts and moulds?

  • Yeasts produce specialized spore structures, while moulds reproduce by budding
  • Yeasts reproduce by budding, while moulds reproduce using apical extension (correct)
  • Yeasts are multicellular, while moulds are unicellular
  • Yeasts always produce hyphae, while moulds never produce hyphae
  • Which staining method can be used to distinguish between mould and yeast infections?

  • Crystal violet staining
  • Gram staining
  • Acid-fast staining
  • Fluorescence staining (correct)
  • How do yeasts primarily reproduce?

  • By budding (correct)
  • By producing specialized spore structures
  • By apical extension
  • By forming true hyphae
  • What is a characteristic feature of moulds in terms of hyphal structure?

    <p>Mould hyphae are parallelsided and regularly septate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How do yeasts form pseudohyphae?

    <p>Through multiple budding events</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the major virulence factor in Cryptococcus?

    <p>Capsule that prevents phagocytosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main difference between moulds and yeasts?

    <p>Yeasts can be commensal but not moulds</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which dermatophyte is the commonest cause of skin and nail infections?

    <p>Trichophyton rubrum</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the exact cause of Tinea capitis?

    <p>Trichophyton tonsurans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Aspergillosis primarily cause disease?

    <p>Inhalation of spores</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary location for Candida albicans in humans to be a commensal organism?

    <p>GI tract</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What factor predisposes individuals to candidiasis by taking away natural bacteria, allowing yeast overgrowth?

    <p>Antibiotics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Regarding Candida albicans, which activity is NOT part of how it is primed to cause infection?

    <p>Production of hyaluronidase</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which yeast infection is associated with the Central Nervous System (CNS) and leads to cryptococcal meningitis?

    <p>Cryptococcus neoformans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where is the liver located in the body?

    <p>Right hypochondrium</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many lobes is the liver divided into and what is the name for each?

    <p>4 - Right, Left, Caudate, and Quadrate lobe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What supplies the liver with blood?

    <p>Hepatic artery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does liver disease do?

    <p>Causes multiple problems by interfering with the liver's functions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT an infectious cause of liver disease?

    <p>Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the average incubation period for hepatitis C?

    <p>2 weeks to 6 months</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is hepatitis B prevented most effectively?

    <p>Vaccination with a 95% effective vaccine in 3 doses at 0, 1, and 6 months</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is general anaesthesia not recommended for people with liver disease?

    <p>Due to impairment of detoxification in the liver</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main risk associated with obstructive jaundice in surgery?

    <p>Bleeding due to vitamin K malabsorption</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can be seen dentally in patients with liver disease due to Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)?

    <p>Secondary Sjogren’s syndrome</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does non-alcoholic Fatty Liver disease involve?

    <p>Accumulation of fat within the liver cells.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which risk factor is associated with gallstones?

    <p>High cholesterol level.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common complication of alcohol-related liver disease?

    <p>Cirrhosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens in chronic liver disease?

    <p>The liver is failing to cope with its functional demands.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How is jaundice characterized?

    <p>Yellowing of the skin and sclerae due to bilirubin build-up.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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