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MarburgVirus

•  MemberoftheFiloviridaefamily

•  CausesMarburgHemorrhagicFeverorMarburgVirusDisease,characterizedbyfever,chills,weightloss,a=nyrash,hemorrhaging

•  Thereisnospecifican=viraltherapy•  Hasalipoproteincoat,containsanucleocapsidsurroundedbyacross‐striatedhelicalcapsid

•  Nearlyiden=caltoEbolavirusinstructure,single‐strandedRNA

Campylobacterjejuni

•  Gram‐,spirillum•  Usuallyobtainedfrompoultry(undercooked)orfecallycontaminatedwater

•  Pathogen,usuallyuntreated(fluids)•  Canbetreatedwitherythromycin

•  ThemostcommoncauseofdiarrheaintheU.S.•  Nausea,vomi=ng,lasts1week•  Somepeopleareasymptoma=c

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Candidaalbicans

•  KingdomFungi•  Yeastinfec=ons:vaginalcandidiasis,thrush

•  80%ofthepopula=onhavethisfungusaspartoftheirnormalmicroflora(stomach,mucousmembranes–mouth,reproduc=vetract,urinarytract)

•  Opportunis=cpathogenwhenthepHhomeostasisisalteredorwhenimmunocompromised(HIV/AIDS)

•  75%ofthehumanpopula=onwillhavecandidiasisduringtheirlife.

•  Unicellularyeast–sphericalcellsdisplayingpseudohyphae(cellularfilaments)