370 Chapter 14 ■ OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS QUIZ
Chapter Fourteen
OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS QUIZ
Name: _____________________
Match the following opportunistic infections associated with AIDS with their
descriptions below:
candidiasis histoplasmosis
Cryptococcus Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare
cryptosporidiosis Pneumocystis pneumonia
cytomegalovirus toxoplasmosis
herpes simplex tuberculosis
1. Viral infection (HSV) causing small blisters on the lips, nose, or genitals: ____________________
2. Yeast-like fungal infection overgrows in the mouth (thrush), respiratory tract,
and skin: _________________________________________________________________________
3. Bacterial disease (TB) predominant in the lungs. Symptoms include fever, weight loss, anorexia,
and low energy: ___________________________________________________________________
4. Yeast-like fungal infection (crypto) causes lung, brain, and blood infections; found in pigeon
droppings, air, water, soil: ___________________________________________________________
5. Fungal infection caused by inhalation of dust contaminated with Histoplasma capsulatum;
symptoms include fever, chills and lung infection (Histo): _________________________________
6. One-celled organism causes lung infection (PCP) with fever, cough,
and chest pain: ____________________________________________________________________
7. Parasitic infection involving the CNS and causing fever, chills, confusion, hemiparesis and seizures;
parasite is found in uncooked pork, raw eggs, and vegetables (Toxo): ________________________
8. One-celled parasitic infection of the gastrointestinal tract, brain,
and spinal cord: ___________________________________________________________________
9. Bacterial disease (MAI) with fever, malaise, night sweats, diarrhea, and lung and blood
infections: ________________________________________________________________________
10. Virus (CMV) causes enteritis and retinitis; found in semen, saliva, urine, feces, blood, and breast
milk: ____________________________________________________________________________