Q.P. Code: 206001 Reg. no.: …………………
Second Professional MBBS Degree Examinations February 2018
Microbiology Paper II
Time: 2 Hours Total Marks: 40
Answer all questions
Draw diagrams wherever necessary
Essay:
1. A 14 years old boy presents with complaints of fever, headache, retro bulbar pain
maculopapular rash, pain in the back and limbs for the past ten days. The fever is
typically biphasic in nature. Answer the following.
What is the probable diagnosis and the causative agent
How the disease is transmitted. Name two other diseases transmitted in the
same way.
Name the investigations for specific diagnosis and test for complications
Name two complications of this disease
What are the preventing measures to be employed
Short essay:
2. Opportunistic fungal infections
3. Laboratory diagnosis of lymphatic filariasis
Short notes: (10x2=20)
4. Name two parasite which causes iron deficiency anemia
5. Name the causative agent, infective form and complications of neurocysticercosis
6. Cryptococcosis
7. Name the non-neural vaccines for preventing rabies and pre-exposure prophylaxis
8. Name four oncogenic viruses and malignancy caused.
9. Name the causative agent ant transmitting vector for kala azar
10. Draw the morphological structure of influenza virus
11. Sabouraud dextrose agar
12. Mention four fungi causing subcutaneous mycosis
13. Giardiasis