Question

Please find the genus and species name for each

61. A 15-month-old child is brought to ER after having a seizure. Prior to this she was experiencing a cold for 3 days. She had cough, congestion and a low-grade fever. She is not eating or sleeping. She has not gotten all of her immunizations yet. Her WBC count is elevated. A spinal tap is done which reveals tiny gram-negative coccobacilli.

62. A 20-year-old college student goes to the school nurse with abdominal pain, fever and diarrhea. His symptoms started a day ago. He has had bloody stools. He ate chicken in the cafeteria three days ago. He has a temperature and is in pain. He has hyperactive bowel sounds. At first they think he has appendicitis versus gastroenteritis due to chicken. A stool sample was positive for blood and WBCs. It is positive for gram-negative curved bacilli.

63. A 3-week-old female infant is brought to the ER by her panicked mom. The child has a fever of 100.9 F and she has been crying for hours. She was fed formula once today and vomited it all up. The mom has no history of any infections and has tested negative for Streptococcus agalactiae. The baby had a check up 3 days ago and everything was fine. The baby has a fever, poor muscle tone, doesn’t respond to loud noises and does not look at you. Her mucous membranes are moist, no rash, anterior fontanelle is bulging, lungs are clear but she has tachycardia. Urine is normal, her WBC is elevated. A spinal tap was done and showed gram positive bacilli.

64. A 15-year-old female is seen by her doctor because of a sore throat and fever. She has had symptoms for a week and has spent the last few days in bed. She is tired and looks ill. She has a fever. Her tonsils are enlarged. They are red with white exudates. Her lymph nodes are tender and enlarged. She complains of chills and fever. Her liver is slightly enlarged.

65. A 5-year-old boy is seen by his pediatrician for evaluation of fever, ear pail, and swollen cheeks. He has had a fever for 4 days and seemed tired. Yesterday he complained of ear pain and swollen cheeks and a high fever. He did not receive his MMR vaccine for fear of autism. He has swollen bilateral parotid glands to the point of pushing his ears up. When he opens his mouth he is in pain.

Answer 1

61) genus is Bordetella and species is pertussis. its a gram negative, aerobic,pathogenic bacteria.

62) genus in the description is Vibryo and species is gastroenteritis.it cause gastrointestinal illness in humans.

63) genus in the description is Clostridium  and species is difficile. inflammation of the colon is happened by this bacteria.

64) genus in the description is Streptococcus   and species is pyogenes. it is a group A streptococcus and is faculttive, gram positive bcteria.