Medical Microbiology (GATE)

Comprehensive coverage of bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic diseases including their causative agents, transmission routes, and clinical manifestations

5 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following diseases causes burning sensation during urination, pain during sexual intercourse and smelly vaginal discharge in humans?

  1. Trichinosis
  2. Trichomoniasis
  3. Trichuriasis
  4. Trachoma
  5. Toxocariasis
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following diseases are transmitted sexually?

  1. Sporotrichosis and syphilis
  2. Trichomoniasis and syphilis
  3. Strongyloidiasis and trichomoniasis
  4. Shingles and sporotrichosis
  5. Strongyloidiasis and sporotrichosis
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The causative agents of which of the following sets of diseases are carried by insects?

  1. African horse sickness, babesiosis and leishmaniasis
  2. African horse sickness, crimean fever and malaria
  3. Babesiosis, malaria and bubonic plague
  4. Leishmaniasis, caliciviridae and capillariasis
  5. Crimean fever, caliciviridae and bubonic plague
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the diseases with their causative agents.

 
Diseases Causative agents
A. Valley fever 1. Dermacentor andersoni
B. Rabbit fever 2. Francisella tularensis
C. American tick fever 3. Borrelia hermsii
D. Relapsing fever 4. Coccidioides immitis
  1. A - 1, B - 3, C - 2, D - 4
  2. A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3
  3. A - 4, B - 2, C - 1, D - 3
  4. A - 3, B - 2, C - 4, D - 1
  5. A - 1, B - 2, C - 3, D - 4
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following bacteria are responsible for neonatal conjunctivitis in infants?

  1. Opisthorchis viverrini and Opisthorchis felineus
  2. Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis
  3. Borrelia hermsii and Borrelia recurrentis
  4. Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton mentagrophytes
  5. Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii