Q.P. CODE: 113010 Reg. No: …
First Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations
(2016 Scheme)
Microbiology
February 2022
Time: 3 Hrs Max. Marks: 75
• Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly • Do not leave any blank pages between
answers • Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space
• Answer all parts of a single question together • Leave sufficient space between answers
• Draw diagrams wherever necessary
Essay: (12)
1. Describe the morphology, pathogenesis and lab diagnosis of Corynebacterium
diphtheriae. Add a note on diphtheria vaccine (2+3+4+3)
Short essays: (2x7=14)
2. Laboratory diagnosis and prophylaxis of hepatitis B infection (5+2)
3. Describe pathogenesis and lab diagnosis of mycobacterium tuberculosis (3+4)
Short notes: (5x5=25)
4. Bacterial spores.
5. COVID - 19 infection.
6. Biomedical waste management.
7. Filariasis
8. Cryptococcosis.
Answer briefly: (3x4=12)
9. Gaseous disinfectants.
10.Anaphylaxis.
11.Antibiotic policy in hospital.
Differentiate between: (3x4=12)
12.Taenia solium and Taenia saginata.
13.Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells.
14.Active immunity and passive immunity
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