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MICROBI
OLOGY

UNI
TI
I
NTRODUCTION
SHORTANSWERS
1.Defi
nemedical
microbi
ology
2.Namet wocont
ri
but
ionofRobertKochinmi
crobi
ology
3.Defi
neKoch’
sphenomenon
4.Namet wocont
ri
but
ionsofJosephList
er

UNITI
I
GENERALCHARACTERSOFMI CROBES
SHORTESSAY
1.Dr awaneatl abeleddi agr am ofbact eri
al cellandexpl ai
ncel lmembr ane.
2.Dr aw aneatl abeledbact eri
alcel landdescr ibef unctionsofbact eri
alcell
str
ucture.
3.Dr awaneatl abeledbact er i
alcell.Expl ai
nr ibosomes
4.Dr awaneatl abeledbact er i
alcell.Expl ai
nmesosomeswi t
hi t
sfunctions.
5.Expl ai
nt hest epsingr am st ai
ningwi thaneatl abel eddiagram
6.Expl ai
nnegat i
v estaini
ng
7.Expl ai
nenr ichedcul turemedi a
8.Expl ai
nt hemet hodofhangi ngdr oppr eparat i
on
9.Expl ai
nspeci alstainingmet hod( Al
ber tst ai
ningandI mpr egnati
onmet hod)
withexampl es
10.Explai
ndi f
fer ent i
alculturemedi a
11.Drawaneatl abeledbact er i
alcell.Explainbact erialnucleus
12.Draw aneatl abel
eddi agr am ofbact erialgr owt hcur ve. Explainst at
ionary
phaseanddecl i
nephase.
13.Draw aneatl abel
eddi agr am ofbact erialgr owt hcur ve. Expl ai
naboutl ag
phase
14.Drawaneatl abeledbact er i
alcell.Expl ai
nbact eri
al capsule.
15.Explai
nanaer obictranspor tmedi um
16.Definecultur emet hod.Expl ainanyt wocul turemet hodsindet ail
.
17.Drawaneatl abeledbact er i
alcell.Expl ai
nPi l
iandFi mbri
ae.
18.Draw aneatl abel
eddi agr am ofbact erialgr owt hcur ve. Expl ai
naboutl og
phase.
19.Describelawncul t
ureandsur facepl ating(st r
eaki ng)
20.Explai
nt hest agesofspor ulat
ionwi t
ht hehel pofneatl abeleddiagram.
21.Draw aneatl abel
eddi agr am ofbact erialgr owt hcur ve. Explainst at
ionary
phaseanddecl i
nephase.
22.Definecultur e.Expl ainst abcul tureandst rokecul ture.
 23.
Expl
aintheef
fectofoxygenandpHonbact
eri
alnut
ri
ti
on.
24.
Expl
ainharmf
ul ef
fect
sofmicroor
gani
sms.

SHORTANSWERS

1.Def
ineanaer obiccul t
uremedi a
2.Namethepar asiteswhoseov aar edetectedi
nstoolmi
croscopy
.
3.Namethef ourphasesofbact er
ialgrowth
4.Menti
onanyt wot ranspor tmedia
5.Namethepar asiteswhosecy stsar edet
ectedinst
oolmicr
oscopy
6.Def
inenegat i
v est ai ning
7.Def
inesensitivityt est
8.Def
ineprecipitationr eacti
on
9.Def
inesli
deaggl ut inat i
on
10.
Def
inetubeaggl utinat ion
11.
Nametwot y pesofpr eci
pit
ati
ont est
12.
Def
inepil
i
13.
Def
ineagglut i
nat i
on
14.
Nametwobact erial exotoxins

UNI
TII
I
I
NFECTI
ONCONTROL

SHORTESSAYS

1.Defi
nesteril
izati
on.Expl ainst er
il
izati
onbyhotai rov en
2.Defi
nesteril
izati
on.Expl ainst er
il
izati
onbymoi stheat
3.Defi
nesteril
izati
on.Expl ainst er
il
izati
onbyr adiation
4.Defi
nenosocomi alinfection.Explainurinaryt r
acti nf ectionindet ail
.
5.Defi
nesteril
izati
on.Expl aint heprincipl
esandwor ki ngofaut oclave.
6.Expl
ainiatr
ogeni cinfectionsandcongeni tal i
nfect i
ons.
7.Defi
nesteril
izati
on.Expl ainst er
il
izati
onbyf il
trati
on
8.Defi
nenosocomi alinfection.Explainwoundi nfect i
oni ndet ail
9.Defi
nesteril
izati
on.Expl ainst er
il
izati
onbypast eur izat i
on
10.
Defi
nenosocomi alinfection.Explainbact eremi aandsept i
cemi a
11.
Defi
nedisinfecti
on.Expl aingaseousdi si
nfect i
on
12.
Defi
neinfection.Descr i
bet hemet hodsoft ransmi ssi onofi nfecti
on
13.
Defi
nedisinfecti
on.Expl aindi si
nfectionusingphenol (
carbol i
cacid)
14.
Defi
nebi o-medi calwast e.Descr ibet hedi fferentmet hodsofbi o-
medi
cal
wastetr
eat ment .
15.
Defi
nedisinfecti
on.Expl aindi si
nfectionbyusi nghal ogens
16.
Defi
neinfection.Descr ibet hesour cesofi nfection.
17.
Defi
nedisinfecti
on.Expl aindi si
nfectionbyusi ngal cohol s.
18.
Descr
ibet
her
oleofnur
sei
ninf
ect
ioncont
rol
progr
amme.

SHORTANSWERS

1.Nametwogaseousdi sinfect ants

2.Defi
nepast eur izat ion
3.Nametwobact er i
acausi ngnosocomi al
infecti
on
4.Defi
neantisept i
c
5.Defi
necont agi ousdi sease
6.Defi
nePrimar yi nf ection
7.Defi
neharml esswast e
8.Giv
etwof unct i
onsofAl cohol s
9.Defi
neSecondar yi nfect ion
10.
Nametwodi sinfect antusedi nhospi
tal
11.
Defi
necarrier
12.
Giv
etwof unct i
onsofHal ogens
13.
Defi
nesteril
izat ion
14.
Defi
nenosocomi al i
nf ect i
on
15.
Giv
etwoexampl esofAcr idinedy es
16.
Defi
nefumi gat ion
17.
Nametwooppor tuni st i
ci nfect i
onsassociatedwit
hHI
Vinf
ect
ion
18.
Defi
necoldst er i
lizat i
on
19.
Menti
ontwof unct ionsofGl ut aral
dehyde
20.
Defi
necrossi nf ect i
on
21.
Nametwocut aneousi nfection
22.
Nametwomet hodsofhospi tal wast
edisposal
23.
Giv
etwoexampl esofAni li
nedy es
24.
Defi
neiat
rogeni ci nfect ion
25.
Defi
nesteril
izat ion

UNITI
V
PATHOGENI
CORGANI
SMS

LONGESSAYS

1.Explainin detailthe mor phology,cult

uralcharact
eri
sti
cs,pat
hogenicit
y,
l
abor at
orydiagnosi
sofstreptococcuspyogenes.
2.Explainthemor phology
,habi tatli
fecycle,di
seasecausedandl aboratory
di
agnosi sofWucheriaBancrofti
.
3.Explainin detailthe mor phology,cult
uralcharact
eri
sti
cs,pat
hogenicit
y,
l
abor at
orydiagnosi
sofDiplococci (
Pneumococcs).
4.Classif
yt hegenusclost
ridi
um.Expl ai
nindetailt
hecultur
alchar
acter
isti
cs,
 pat
hogenesi
s,l
abor
ator
ydi
agnosi
s,pr
ophy
laxi
sofcl
ost
ri
dium t
etani
.

5.Expl
ainin det
ailthe mor
phology,cul
tur
alchar
act
eri
sti
cs,pat
hogeni
cit
y,
l
aborat
orydi
agnosi
sofGonococci
.

6.Classi
fyt he genussalmonel
la.Expl
ainin detai
lthe morphol
ogy,cul
tur
al
character
ist
ics,l
abor
ator
ydiagnosi
s,pat
hogenici
tyandprophyl
axi
sofEnter
ic
fever.

7.Namet womedicall
yimportantspir
ochetes.Explai
nindetai
lthemorphol
ogy
,
cul
tur
alchar
act
erist
ics,
laborator
ydiagnosis,
pathogeni
cti
yandprophyl
axi
sof
Syphi
l
is.

8.Classi
fythegenusStaphyl
ococcus.Expl
ainindetai
lthemorphology,cul
tural
charact
eri
sti
cs,l
abor
atorydi
agnosis,
pathogeni
cit
yofSt aphy
lococcusaureus.

9.Explai
nindetai
lthemorphol
ogy
,cul
tur
alchar
act
eri
sti
cs,
labor
ator
ydi
agnosi
s,
pathogeni
cit
yandprophyl
axi
sofvi
bri
ocholer
ae.

10.
Classif
ythegenusMy cobacteri
um.Explai
nindetai
l,aboutt
hemorphol
ogy
,
cultur
alcharact
eri
sti
cs,l
aboratorydi
agnosi
s,pat
hogeni
cit
yandpr
ophyl
axi
sof
My cobacter
ium t
ubercul
osi
s.

11.
Explai
ni n det
ailthe morphol
ogy
,pat
hogeni
cit
y,cl
i
nicalsy
mpt
oms and
prophyl
axi
sofRabiesvi
rus.

12.
Explai
nindetai
laboutthemorphol
ogy
,pat
hogeni
cit
y,cl
i
nicalsy
mpt
oms,l
ab
diagnosi
sandprophyl
axisofHI
V.

13.
Explai
n the morphology
, pathogeni
cit
y, cl
i
nical sy
mpt
oms, l
abor
ator
y
diagnosi
sofHBsAg(Hepat
iti
s‘B’
vir
us).

14.
Explai
nthe morphol
ogy,l
i
fe cy
cle,pat
hogeni
cit
y,l
abor
ator
ydi
agnosi
s of
Entamoebahi
stol
yti
ca.

15.
Explai
n the morphology, pat
hogenesi
s, cl
i
nical sy
mpt
oms, l
abor
ator
y
diagnosi
sandpr
ophylaxi
sofpoli
ov i
rus.

16.
Namet hemalari
alpar
asi
tes.Expl
ainmorphol
ogy
,li
fecy
cle,pat
hogeni
cit
y,
labor
atorydi
agnosi
sofMalari
alPar
asi
te.

17.
Expl
aint
hemorphology
,li
fecy
cle,l
esi
onscaused,l
abor
ator
ydi
agnosi
sof
Ascar
isl
umber
icosi
des.
18.
Explainin det
ailthe mor
phology
,cult
uralcharact
eri
sti
cs,pat
hogeni
cti
y,
laborat
orydi
agnosi
s,pr
ophy
laxi
sofcor
ynebact
eri
um dipt
heri
ae.

19.
Expl
aint
hemorphol
ogy
,li
fecy
cle,
diseasecausedandl
abor
ator
ydi
agnosi
sof
Ancyl
ost
omaduodenal
e.

20.
Expl
aint
hepat
hogensi
s,cl
i
nical
feat
ures,
diagnosi
sofSal
monel
l
aty
phi
.

SHORTANSWERS

1.Nametwogr am posi ti
vebact eria
2.Nametwospeci fict estdonef orSy phi l
isdet ecti
on
3.NametwoRNAv iruses
4.NametwoDNAv iruses
5.Namethespeci f i
ct estdonef orEnt ericfev er
6.Name4v irusescausi ngasept icmeni ngiti
s
7.Giv
etwoexampl esofGr am posi ti
v ecocci
8.Giv
etwoexampl eofAer obi cbact erias
9.Menti
ontheuseofTABv accine
10.
NametwoDNAv iruses
11.
Namethreedi seasescausedbycl ost ri
dium
12.
Nametwodi seasescausedbyspi rochet es
13.
Nametwoaci df astbact eria
14.
Giv
etwoexampl esofGr am negat i
v ecocci
15.
Nametwodi seasescausedbyspi rochet es
16.
Nametwosexual lytransmi t
teddi seases
17.
Menti
onthepur poseofCoombst est
18.
Giv
etwoexampl eofAnaer obicbact er i
as
19.
Nametwonemat odes
20.
Namethreebact eriacausi ngur inaryt ractinfection
21.
Namefourcl inical syndromescausedbyE.col i
22.
Namethemot il
ityt estdonet odet ectv ibri
ochol era
23.
Giv
etwoexampl esofGr am negat i
v ebaci ll
i
24.
Nametwobact er i
acausi ngdi ar r
hea
25.
Nametwozoonot icdi sease
26.
Giv
etwoexampl esofspor ebear i
ngGr am posi tivebaci
l
li
27.
Nametwov ect orsandt hedi seasest ransmi tt
edbyt hem
28.
Defi
neFocal sepsi s
29.
Namefourpar asi tescausi nganemi a
30.
Defi
nezoonoses
31.
Giv
etwoexampl esofGr am posi ti
v ebaci ll
i
32.
NametwoE.col i causi ngdi arrhea
33.
Nametwopar asitest ransmi t
tedbyf aecoor alroute
34.
Defi
neMy copl asma
 35.
Namet
hreebacter
iacausingur
inarytr
acti
nfect
ion
36.
Namet
wozoonot i
cdisease
37.
Namet
hemot i
li
tytestdonetodetectvi
bri
ocholer
a

UNI
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I
MMUNITY

SHORTESSAY
1.Defi
necar riers.Descr ibet het ypesofcar r
iers.
2.Defi
neimmuni ty.Expl ai
nHer di mmuni tyandl ocal i
mmuni ty
3.Defi
neimmuni zation.Descr ibei mmuni zationschedul e.
4.Defi
nev ector s.Descr ibet het ypesofv ect ors
5.Defi
neaut oi mmuni ty.Expl ainanyt woaut oimmunedi seases.
6.Defi
nev acci nes.Di f
ferentiatebet weenSal kv accineandSabi nv accine.
7.Defi
neant ibody .Wr i
tethef unct i
onsofI gM immunogl obul
in
8.Defi
nehy per sensitivi
tyreact i
ons.Expl aint ypeI Vhy persensit
ivi
tyreacti
ons
9.Defi
neant ibody .Wr i
tethef unct i
onsofI gEimmunogl obuli
n
10.
Defi
nehy per sensitivi
ty.Expl aint y
peIAnaphy l
acticreacti
onindet ail
.
11.
Expl
aintheef fectofwat erinbact erialnutrit
ion.
12.
Expl
ainELI SAr eacti
on
13.
Defi
neant ibody .Wr i
tethef unct i
onsofI gAi mmuni bl
obulin
14.
Defi
neimmuni ty.Expl ai
nnat uralpassivei mmuni ty.
15.
Descri
beant i
bioticsensi t
ivit
yt est(AST)
16.
Expl
ainWi dal t
est
17.
Defi
neimmuni ty.Expl ai
nnat uralpassivei mmuni ty
18.
Defi
neimmuni ty.Expl ai
nar tifi
cialacti
v eimmuni ty.
19.
Expl
ainVDRLt est
20.
Expl
ainOr al Pol i
oVacci ne
21.
Defi
neimmuni ty.Expl ai
nnat uralactiv
ei mmuni ty
22.
Defi
neimmuni ty.Expl ai
ni nnatei mmuni ty
.
23.
Defi
nev acci ne.Descr i
beBCGv accine.

SHORTANSWERS

5.Defi
neacti
vei mmuni ty
6.Nametwol i
vev accines
7.Menti
onthef ourt ypesofbl oodgr oup
8.Nametwot ypesofhy persensit
ivi
ty
9.Nametwobact er i
alvaccine
10.
Nametwoaut oimmunedi seaseofthyroi
dgl
and
11.
Giv
etwoexampl esofbi ologi
calvector
s
12.
Defi
neimmuni ty
13.
Menti
ontwousesofELI SAt est
14.
Defi
neanti
bodi es
15.
Menti
onfourtypesofimmunoglobul
in
16.
Menti
ontwousesofi mmunof l
uor
escence
17.
Dif
fer
enti
atebetweenviabl
ecountandtotal
count
18.
Defi
neimmunization
19.
Defi
neanti
gen
20.
Menti
ontwousesofELI SAtest
21.
Namet woli
vev acci
nes