Download University of Jaffna MBBS 2011 January Microbiology Paper II Question Paper

UNIVERSITY OF JAFFNA, SRI LANKA

SECOND EXAMINATION FOR MEDICAL DEGREES Part I--January 2011

MICROBIOLOGY Paper II

Date: 03.01.2011. Time: 02 hours

ANSWER ALL THE FOUR QUESTIONS

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1. Explain, giving reasons, the principles of management of infections in the following clinical situations

   1. To a health care worker through needle stick injury from a patient (35 Marks)
   2. Rabid dog bite (30Marks)
   3. A pregnant doctor who examined a patient suspected to have rubella (35 Marks)

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2. 1. List five microorganisms that cause community acquired pneumonia (20 Marks)
   2. Describe the defense mechanisms that prevent infection in the respiratory tract (35Marks)
   3. How would you collect and transport specimenis for microbiological investigations from a patient with acute pneumonia (35 Marks)

3. Write notes on

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   1. Contact dermatitis (35Marks)
   2. Histoplasmosis (35Marks)
   3. Traveler's diarrhea (30Marks)

4. "Prevention is better than cure" Discuss this statement in relation to the following:

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   1. Dengue haemorrhagic fever (25Marks)
   2. Leptospirosis (25Marks)
   3. Measles (25Marks)
   4. Rheumatic fever (25 Marks)

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