Iph2312:Microbiology Question Paper
Iph2312:Microbiology
Course:Bachelor Of Science In Public Health
Institution: Meru University Of Science And Technology question papers
Exam Year:2014
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer questions one and any other two questions
QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)
a) Explain Koch’s postulate. (4 Marks)
b) Identify 3 pathogenic types of E.coli. (3 Marks)
c) Using 3 distinct points, compare tetanus and botulism. (3 Marks)
d) Briefly describe ways of preventing anthrax. (4 Marks)
e) Identify 2 Treponema subspp
f) Define; gramstain, cocci, peritrichous flagella. (3 Marks)
g) List two coliforms. (2 Marks)
h) Provide two examples of dry heat sterilization. (2 Marks)
i) Comment on primary syphilis symptoms. (4 Marks)
j) Identify three forms of plaque. (3 Marks)
k) Name two pathogens causing enteric fever. (2 Marks)
QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS)
Compare and contrast cholera and shigellosis. (20 Marks)
QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)
Using illustrations describe the structural organization and arrangement of bacterial cells.
(20 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS)
Sexually transmitted bacterial infections are common in our communities. Discuss syphilis.
(20 Marks)
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