Medical Microbiology — DU B. Sc. (Hons) Microbiology Previous Year Question Papers

Uniqué Paper Code : 2532013503 . 1. Describe the following terms giving suitable examples (Any nine) : 2x9=18 (iii) Opportunistic Pathogens (v) Zoonotic disease (vi) Systemic infection (vii) Reservoir i.. (x) Contact tracing. . I it" 2. (a) Write short notes on any three of the following : 4x3=12 (t) Lateral flow assay-based kits "'? (it). General principles of clinical specimen collection i * rs. (iii) Athlete's foot " (io) Microbiota of gastrointestinal tract. (b) Give an example of each inhibitor : • 1x4=4 (i) Nucleic acid synthesis (ii) Cell wall synthesis (iii) Cell membrane function (iv) Protein synthesis. (c) Write the names of any two opportunistic infections that may occur in an HIV positive person. 2 3. (a) Write the name of the disease and infectious agent associated with the following conditions: 2×6=12 (i) Oral Thrush ..'" ."(ii) Negri bodies : * (iii) Flaccid paralysis (iv) Koplik spots (v) Break bone fever (vi) Blackening of skin. (b) Discuss various virulence factors responsible for bacterial infections. 6 - (iii) Syphilis (primary and secondary) (a) Differentiate between the following : • 3×5=15 (i) Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B (iii) Bird flu and Swine flu. (b) Expand the following terms (a) Discuss the mode of action of choler and tetanus toxin. • (b) Elaborate the significance of microbiome in human health. 4 (c) Describe different pathotypes of E.coli causing diarrheal diseases. 6 (d) Explain how septic shock leads to multiorgan failure. 3