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Medical Microbiology- Part 5
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1. The mode of spread of tetanus neurotoxin
from blood to brain is
a. Via lymphaties
b. Arterial blood
c. Cranial nerves
d. None of these
2. Tetanus is caused by spread of
a. Exotoxin in sympathetic system
b. Exotoxin in para sympathetic system
c. Endotoxin in sympathetic system
d. Endotoxin in parasympathetic system
3. The first symptom of tetanus is
a. Lock jaw b. Trismus
c. Anorexia d. Dyspagia
4. Of which clostridia, the neurotoxin is most
powerful?
a. Cl. tetani b. Cl. welchii
c. Cl. botulism d. Cl. septicum
5. Toxin produced by C. botulism is
a. Botulin b. Tetanospasmin
c. Tetanolysin d. Cholaragen
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6. “Toxic shock syndrome” is caused by the
toxin of
a. Staphylococcus aureus
b. Streptococcus pyoge
c. Vibrio cholerae
d. Candida
7. Causative agent of syphilis
a. T. pallidum b. T. pertenue
c. T. carateum d. T. endemicum
8. Spirochaelis are sensitive to
a. Penicillin
b. Chloramphenicols
c. Erythromycin
d. Tetracyclins
9. Specific test for syphilis is
a. VDRL test b. ELISA
c. FTA d. None of these
10. VDRL test is a
a. Agglutination test
b. Slide flocculation test
c. Precipitation test
d. None of these
11. The following characters are true about
Neisseria gonorrhoeae except
a. Gram-negative, aerobic bacteria
b. Non-motile diplococci
c. Oxidase positive organisms
d. Air borne infection
12. Gonorrhoea is
a. Air borne disease
b. Water borne disease
c. Sexually transmitted venereal disease
d. Both a and c
13. Bartholin cyst is caused by
a. Candida b. Streptococcus
c. Staphylococcus d. Gonococcus
14. Neisseria gonorrhoeae causes
a. Urethritis b. Conjuctivitis
c. Arthritis d. All of the above
15. Virulence in gonococcus is due to
a. Pili b. Cell membrane
c. Its cellular location d. Cyclic enzymes
16. Japanese encephalitis is caused by
a. Toga Viruses b. Arbo Viruses
c. Para myxo Viruses d. Ortho myxo Viruses
17. In India, Japanese b encephalitis was first
isolated from the mosquitoes of the
a. Culex tritaeriorhynchus
b. Culex annulirostris
c. Culex vishnui
d. None of these
18. Dengue virus is transmitted from man to
man by the
a. Sand fly b. Ticks
c. Aedes aegypti d. Culex
19. Yellow fever is caused by
a. Bunya virus b. Calci virus
c. Arbo virus d. None of these
20. Vector for leishmaniasis is
a. Tick b. Mite
c. Sand fly d. Tsetse fly
21. Splenomegaly is an important manifestation
of
a. Kala-agar b. Typhoid
c. Malaria d. All of these
22. Which of the following is most severly
affected in Kala-azar?
a. Liver
b. Spleen
c. Adrenal gland
d. Bone marrow
23. In India, malaria most often spreads by
a. Anophels cucifacies
b. Anopheles fluvatis
c. Anopheles stephensi
d. Anopheles minimus
24. Man is intermediate host for
a. Guinea Worm b. Filaria
c. Malaria d. Kala-azar
