M.B.B.S-M.B.B.S 2nd Year Microbiology - Paper I(Kerala University of Health Sciences-2014)

Q.P. Code: 205001 Reg. no.: …………………
Second Professional MBBS Degree Examinations, March 2014
Microbiology - Paper I

Time: 2 Hours                                                                 Total Marks: 40

• Answer all questions

• Draw diagrams wherever necessary

Essay: (10)

1. A 25 years old male comes to a medical outpatient department with complaints of high
fever with relative bradycardia for the past one week, he has headache, coated tongue
and hepatosplenomegaly. Answer the following:
• What is the probable diagnosis.
• What is the causative organism.
• Describe the pathogenesis of this disease.
• Discuss the laboratory diagnosis of this disease.
• Discuss the vaccines used for prevention of this disease. (1+1+3+3+2=10)
Short essay: (2x5=10)
2. Discuss about autoclave and its uses.
3. Discuss type I hypersensitivity reaction
Short notes: (10x2=20)
4. Louis Pasteur
5. Lowenstein jensen medium
6. Coagulase test
7. Bacteroides fragilis
8. Satellitism
9. Weil-felix reaction
10. Natural killer cells
11. Transduction
12. Incineration
13. Acinetobacter baumannii
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