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M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION, MAY 2017
Second Year
MICROBIOLOGY
Medical Microbiology
Time 3 Hours Maximum Marks: 70
SECTION A
Answer any FIVE questions from the following × 6 30)
Q1) Phagocytosis.
Q2) Concept of virulence.
Q3) Vibrio cholerae.
Q4) Candidiasis.
Q5) Oncoviruses.
Q6) Chicken pox.
Q7) Cephalosporins.
Q8) Imidazoles.
SECTION B
× 10 40)
Q9) Describe the significance of normal flora.
OR
Describe the mechanical barriers to infection.
Q10) Write an account on the dermatomycoses.
OR
Describe the symptoms, epidemiology, diagnosis and control of the disease
caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Q11) Describe the detailed study of the protozoan disease caused by
Plasmodium species.
OR
Describe the factors responsible for resurgence and emergence of
infectious diseases.
Q12) Write an account on methods of transmission and control of epidemics in
populations.
OR
Describe the properties of chemotherapeutic drugs and mode of action.