Download MPMSU MBBS 2nd Year Microbiology 2021 Question Paper

Q.P. CODE:
DR NTR UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH
SCIENCES :: AP :: VIJAYAWADA
B.Sc(Nursing) DEGREE EXAMINATIONS ? ,
FIRST YEAR EXAMINATION ? 4 YDC

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MICROBIOLOGY
(NEW SCHEME)
Time: 3 Hours
Max. Marks: 75
PART - A (MICROBIOLOGY) - 37 MARKS

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Write short notes on any THREE of the following:
1) Mycobacterium tuberculosis (including lab diagnosis,
drug resistance, newer techniques)
2) Laboratory Diagnosis (General & Specific Diseases):
This is a very broad but consistently tested area, including

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specific diagnoses for Typhoid, Leprosy, Cholera, HIV,
Syphilis, Tuberculosis, Diphtheria, Gas Gangrene, UTI,
Meningitis, Kala Azar, Amoebiasis, Fungal infections,
Viral infections etc.
3) Staphylococcus aureus (including toxins, virulence

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factors, MRSA, diseases)
4) Sterilization & Disinfection (including Autoclave, Hot
Air Oven, Chemical Methods, Controls, Pasteurization,
Tyndallisation)
5) Hypersensitivity Reactions (including Types I, II, III,

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IV)
6) HIV (including lab diagnosis, opportunistic infections,
strategies, transmission, structure)
7) Typhoid Fever / Salmonella Typhi (including lab
diagnosis, pathogenesis)

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8) Cholera / Vibrio cholerae (including lab diagnosis,
pathogenesis, transport media)
9) Malaria / Plasmodium (especially P. falciparum
complications)
10) Clostridium species (Tetanus, Gas Gangrene -

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including pathogenesis, lab diagnosis, prevention)
11) Agglutination Reactions (including types,
applications, Heterophile)
12) Syphilis (including lab diagnosis, VDRL, congenital,
non-venereal)

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PART - B (MICROBIOLOGY) - 38 MARKS
Write brief answers to the following:
13) Leprosy / Mycobacterium leprae (including lab
diagnosis, lepromin test)
14) Diphtheria (including lab diagnosis, complications,

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prophylaxis)
15) Meningitis (bacterial causes, Cryptococcal)
16) Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) (causes, lab diagnosis,
significant bacteriuria)
17) Gene Transfer Mechanisms & Drug Resistance

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(including transformation, transposons)
18) Bacterial Structures (Cell wall differences, Flagella,
Pili, Capsule)
19) Anaerobic Culture Methods
20) Hepatitis Viruses (especially B, D, E - including lab

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diagnosis, prophylaxis, markers)
21) Herpesviruses (including HSV, VZV, classification,
congenital)
22) Rabies (including prophylaxis, diagnosis, street virus)
23) Poliomyelitis (including prophylaxis, eradication,

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VAPP)
24) Fungal Infections (Cryptococcus, Candida,
Dermatophytes, Rhinosporidiosis, Mycetoma,
Aspergillosis, Zygomycosis, Superficial mycoses)
25) Parasitology (Echinococcus/Hydatid, Amoebiasis,

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Giardia, Toxoplasma, Filaria, Ascaris, Leishmaniasis,
Trichomonas, Cutaneous Larva Migrans)
26) Zoonotic Diseases (general enumeration, specific
examples like Rat Bite Fever, Anthrax)
27) Hospital Acquired Infections / Nosocomial Infections

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& Control (including HAI definition, types, prevention,
biomedical waste, hand hygiene)
28) Immunology Concepts (Immunity types, Ag-Ab
reactions, Complement, Monoclonal Antibodies,
Vaccines)

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29) Koch's Postulates

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