LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

IB 20

M.Sc. DEGREE EXAMINATION – MEDICAL SOCIOLOGY

THIRD SEMESTER – November 2008

    ML 3902 – PATHOGENS OF HUMAN IMPORTANCE

 

 

 

Date : 14-11-08                 Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

PART-A

     ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS:                                          (10 x 2=20 Marks)

1. Define the terms endemic, epidemic and pandemic.
2. What is a communicable disease?
3. Explain haemolytic uremic syndrome.
4. Define the term pasteurization.
5. Explain bacillary dysentery.
6. Differentiate disinfectant from antiseptic.
7. Distinguish bubonic from pneumonic plague.
8. What are the common symptoms of typhoid?
9. Define the terms cellulitis and pharyngitis.
10. Write the names of the microorganisms which causes Diphtheria, Plague and Syphilis.

PART-B

    ANSWER ANY FOUR OF THE FOLLOWING:                    (4 X 10 =40 Marks)

11. Write short notes on Trichomoniasis and Shigellosis.
12. Explain the symptoms and complications of genital herpes.
13. Write short notes on disinfectant and antiseptic.
14. What is taeniasis? Explain the life cycle of taenia solium.
15. What are the stages, signs and symptoms of whooping cough?
16. Give an account of cycle for an infectious disease

PART-C

    ANSWER ANY TWO OF THE FOLLOWING:                        (2 X 20=40 Marks)

17. Write in detail different types of sterilization methods.
18. Explain the causes, symptoms, complications and lab diagnosis of typhoid fever.
19. Describe in detail the life cycle and pathogenicity of malarial parasite.
20. Write notes on Rabies and Poliomyelitis

 

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