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Microbial Pathogens and Human Diseases

Questions about viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites and their role in human diseases, including autoimmune conditions and infectious disease mechanisms

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The helminth ‘Schistosoma japonicum’ causes the disease

  1. malignant mesothelioma
  2. skin cancer
  3. psoriasis
  4. vasculitis
  5. colon cancer
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Chronic autoimmune thyroiditis disorders are caused by

A. Coxsackie B virus
B. Simian virus 40
C. Human papilloma virus

  1. Only A
  2. Only B
  3. Only C
  4. A and B
  5. B and C
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The protozoan ‘Giardia lamblia‘ causes

  1. beaver fever
  2. scabies
  3. leishmaniasis
  4. toxoplasmosis
  5. chagas disease
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following diseases is not a autoimmune thyroid disorder?

  1. Lupus disease
  2. Grave's disease
  3. Hashimoto's disease
  4. Postpartum disease
  5. Silent sporadic disease
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
Column - I (Infectious Fever types) 
        </strong>|<strong>Column - II (Associated pathogens)</strong>|

|P. Dengue fever|1. Flavi virus|
|Q. Haemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome|2. Hanta virus|
|R. Rat-bite fever|3. Rickettsia rickettsii|
|S. Q fever|4. Coxiella burnetii|
| |5. Spirillum minus|

  1. P - 2, Q - 1, R - 5, S - 4
  2. P - 5, Q - 1, R - 2, S - 3
  3. P - 2, Q - 4, R - 3, S - 1
  4. P - 5, Q - 3, R - 1, S - 2
  5. P - 2, Q - 4, R - 5, S - 1
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

‘Yellow fever’ is an acute viral haemorrhagic disease. It is caused by

  1. Flavivirus
  2. Schistosoma japonicum
  3. Ebola virus
  4. Salmonella typhi
  5. Rickettsia typhi
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Guillain–Barre syndrome causing microbes in humans is/are

P. Cytomegalo virus
Q. Campylobacter jejuni
R. Human herpes virus 6

  1. Only P
  2. Only Q
  3. Only R
  4. P and Q
  5. Q and R
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
Column - I (Human diseases/disorders) 
        </strong>|<strong>Column - II (Associated pathogens)</strong>|

|P. Parkinson's disease|1. Streptococcus sp|
|Q. Bipolar disorder|2. Influenza A virus|
|R. Obsessive–compulsive disorder|3. Cytomegalo virus|
|S. Anxiety disorder|4. Mumps virus|
| |5. Borna virus|

  1. P - 2, Q - 5, R - 1, S - 3
  2. P - 2, Q - 5, R - 4, S - 3
  3. P - 5, Q - 2, R - 1, S - 3
  4. P - 2, Q - 5, R - 3, S - 2
  5. P - 3, Q - 4, R - 2, S - 1
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In ‘CFIDS', causing pathogenic microbes are

P. Erythrovirus B19
Q. Coxsackie B virus
R. Herpes simplex virus 1
S. Chlamydia pneumoniae
T. Coxiella burnetii

  1. P and Q
  2. R and S
  3. S and T
  4. P, Q and S
  5. P, Q and T
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
Group - I 
        </strong>|<strong>Group - II</strong>|

|P. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma|1. Streptococcus sp.|
|Q. Tourette syndrome|2. Enterovirus 71|
|R. Crohn's disease|3. Simian virus 40|
|S. HFM Disease|4. Mycobacterium avium|

  1. P - 1, Q - 4, R - 1, S - 2
  2. P - 3, Q - 1, R - 2, S - 4
  3. P - 3, Q - 1, R - 4, S - 2
  4. P - 1, Q - 3, R - 2, S - 4
  5. P - 2, Q - 4, R - 1, S - 3
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