What Do You Know About Microbiology?

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      Rabies is identified by

    • Guarneri bodies
    • Negri bodies
    • Cowdry A bodies
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There is a lot that you can learn about the earth by simply learning about the microorganisms that can be found here. We get to understand more about them through the study of microbiology. Do you wish to test out what you know from all your microbiology classes? Take up the quiz below and get to find out for sure.

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  • 2. 

      Brucella is transmitted by all expect:

    • Through the placenta of animals

    • Aerosol transmission

    • Person to person

    • Eating uncooked food

    Correct Answer
    A. Person to person
    Explanation
    There is no person to person transmission in brucella.

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  • 3. 

      An elderly male patient presented with fever, chest pain and dry cough. Sputum culture showed growth on Charcol Yeast Extract Medium. The organism is

    • H. influenza

    • Moraxella cartarrhalis

    • Legionella

    • Burkholderia cepacia

    Correct Answer
    A. Legionella
    Explanation
    Legionella grows only in special media like Charcol Yeast Extract Medium

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  • 4. 

      All statements are true for Chylamydia psittacosis except:

    • Acquired from bird’s droppings

    • Causes urethritis

    • Causes pneumonia

    • Treatment is tetracycline

    Correct Answer
    A. Causes urethritis
    Explanation
    Chylamydia psittacosis is a bacterial infection that is primarily acquired from birds, particularly through exposure to their droppings. It can cause pneumonia in humans, leading to symptoms such as fever, cough, and difficulty breathing. Treatment for Chylamydia psittacosis typically involves the use of antibiotics, such as tetracycline. However, it does not cause urethritis, which is inflammation of the urethra.

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  • 5. 

      A person working in an abattoir presented with a papule on hand, which turned into an ulcer. Which will best help in diagnosis?

    • Trichrome Methylene Blue

    • Carbol Fuschin

    • Acid Fast Stain

    • Calcoflour White

    Correct Answer
    A. Trichrome Methylene Blue
    Explanation
    The clinical features are suggestive of cutaneous anthrax. Trichrome methylene blue is used to demonstrate McFadyean's reaction which is characteristic of Bacillus anthracis.

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  • 6. 

      Which of the following statement is not true regarding Chlamydia Trachomatis:

    • Elementary body is metabolically active

    • It is biphasic

    • Reticulate body divides by binary fission

    • Inside the cell it evades phagolysosome

    Correct Answer
    A. Elementary body is metabolically active
    Explanation
    Reticulate body is metabolically active.

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  • 7. 

      With reference to bacteriodes fragilis, the following statements are true except:

    • Bacteriodes fragilis is a frequent anaerobe isolated from clinical samples

    • Bacteriodes fragilis is not uniformly sensitive to metronidazole

    • The LPS formed by Bacteriodes fragilis is structurally and functionally different from the conventional endotoxins

    • Shock and DIC are common in bacteroides bacteremia

    Correct Answer
    A. Shock and DIC are common in bacteroides bacteremia
    Explanation
    Shock and DIC are not common in bacteroides bacteremia.

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  • 8. 

      Only hepatitis virus which can be cultured is

    • HAV

    • HBV

    • HCV

    • HDV

    Correct Answer
    A. HAV
    Explanation
    HAV is the only hepatitis virus that can be cultured.

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  • 9. 

      Botulisum affects all except:

    • Neuromuscular junction

    • Preganglionic junction

    • Post ganglionic nerves

    • CNS

    Correct Answer
    A. CNS
    Explanation
    CNS is not involved in botulism.

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  • 10. 

      All the following statements are true about V. cholera 0139 except:

    • Clinical manifestations are similar to Eltor strain

    • First discovered in Chennai

    • Epidemiologically indistinguishable from O1 Eltor strain

    • Produces O1 Lipopolysaccharide

    Correct Answer
    A. Produces O1 Lipopolysaccharide
    Explanation
    V. cholera 0139 does not synthesise O1 Lipopolysaccharide

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