MODEL QUESTION PAPER
MICROBIOLOGY PAPER -2
Time: 2 hours
Max. marks: 40
(Draw diagrams wherever necessary)
I. READ THE CLINICAL HISTORY AND
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS
A 50 year old
male presented with low grade fever of one month duration. He had
fatigue and
loss of appetite. O/E there was hepatomegaly and yellowish discolouration
of sclera. He
gives a history of blood transfusion three month back.
1. What is
the probable diagnosis and causative agent?
2. What is
the pathogenesis?
3. Which are
the serological markers which will help in the diagnosis and assessment
of severity
of the disease?
4. What is
the prophylaxis?
5. How do you
treat this patient?
6. Name four
viruses transmitted through blood transfusion?
(1+2+3+2+1+1=10)
II. WRITE IN DETAILS
1. Kala azar
2.Entamoeba
histolytica (2×5=10)
III. WRITE SHORT NOTE ON
1.
Rhinosporidiosis
2. Prions
3.
Cryptococcus neoformans
4. Tzanck
smear
5. Hydatid
cyst
6. HAART
7.
Pneumocystis jiroveci
8. Occult
filariasis
9.
Pathogenesis of dengue virus infection
10.
Trichomonas vaginalis (2×10=20)
