M.B.B.S. EXAMINATION MICROBIOLOGY (VIROLOGY, MYCOLOGY & PARASITOLOGY) PAPER-II

M.B.B.S. DEGREE EXAMINATION – JULY, 2013

 

PAPER-II

Time : 2 Hours                                                                 Max. Marks: 40

Answer all questions

 

1. Write briefly on the structure and antigenic nature of Influenza viruses with a diagram.  Explain the epidemiology of Influenza.  Add a note on the laboratory diagnosis of the virus.     3+4+3=10

 

WRITE SHORT NOTES ON:                                                     5X4=20

2. Life cycle and newer laboratory diagnostic methods of disease caused by Echinococcus granulosus
3. Non-microscopic diagnosis of intestinal amoebiasis.
4. Serological markers in the diagnosis of Hepatitis B virus
5. Laboratory diagnosis of Pneumocystis jiroveci (P. carinii)
6. Dimorphic fungi

WRITE BRIEFLY ON:                                                              5X2=10

7. Penicilliosis
8. Morphology of Taenia Saginata
9. Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia

10. Malignancies associated with Epstein Barr virus

11. Larva currens