NALANDA OPEN UNIVERSITY
Annual Examination, 2017
Certificate in Medical Laboratory Technique (CMLT)
PAPER-III
Microbiology (Bacteriology, Parasitology, Mycology, Virology)
Time 3 Hours. Full Marks 80
Question No. 1 is compulsory (each carrying 20 marks). Answer any other
Six questions. All questions carry equal marks.
1. Enumerate the WHO validated test for pulmonary Tuberculosis. What are the varicus
precautions to be taken in microbiology lab for T. B Cases? 20
2. Classify the different types of bacteria culture media. Write briefly the uses of culture
media. 10
3. Enumerate the disease caused by staphylococcus. 10
4. Enumerate the taste done for diagnosis of Typhoid fever. 10
5. Define occult blood in stool. Describe briefly the procedure to demonstrate the presence of
occult blood. 10
6. Write short notes on: 10
a. Laboratory diagnosis of malaria
b. Laboratory diagnosis of Typhoid fever
7. Differentiate between 10
a. Hot and Cold Staining for AFB
b. E. histolytica E. Coli
8. Enumerate 10
a. 2 DNA Virus
b. 2 gram positive cocci
c. 2 Sexually transmitted viral disease
d. 2 gram negative cocci
e. 2 RNA Virus
9. Fill in the Blanks 10
a. Botulism is caused by .........................
b. Diptheria is caused by .........................
c. Cholera is caused by ...........................
d. Dengue is caused by ...........................
e. Father of microbiology ..........................
10. Role of bacteria as biological weapon? 10