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Second Professional MBBS Degree Examination
(MODEL QUESTION PAPER)
MICROBIOLOGY- Paper II
Time: 2 hrs Max marks: 40
• Answer all questions.
• Draw diagrams wherever necessary
Essay: (10)
1. 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 months back.
• What is the probable diagnosis and causative agent.
• What is the pathogenesis.
• Which are the serological markers which will help in the diagnosis and
assessment
• of severity of the disease.
• What is the prophylaxis.
• How do you treat this patient.
• Name four viruses transmitted through blood transfusion. (1+2+3+2+1+1=10)
Short essays: (2x5=10)
2. Kala azar
3. Entamoeba histolytica
Short notes: (10x2=20)
4. Rhinosporidiosis
5. Prions
6. Cryptococcus neoformans
7. Tzanck smear
8. Hydatid cyst
9. Highly active anti retroviral therapy (HAART)
10. Pneumocystis jiroveci
11. Occult filariasis
12. Pathogenesis of dengue virus infection
13. Trichomonas vaginalis
