Medical Microbiology (GATE)
Comprehensive coverage of bacterial, viral, fungal, and parasitic diseases including their causative agents, transmission routes, and clinical manifestations
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?
- Trichinosis
- Trichomoniasis
- Trichuriasis
- Trachoma
- Toxocariasis
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Which of the following diseases are transmitted sexually?
- Sporotrichosis and syphilis
- Trichomoniasis and syphilis
- Strongyloidiasis and trichomoniasis
- Shingles and sporotrichosis
- Strongyloidiasis and sporotrichosis
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
The causative agents of which of the following sets of diseases are carried by insects?
- African horse sickness, babesiosis and leishmaniasis
- African horse sickness, crimean fever and malaria
- Babesiosis, malaria and bubonic plague
- Leishmaniasis, caliciviridae and capillariasis
- 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 |
- A - 1, B - 3, C - 2, D - 4
- A - 2, B - 1, C - 4, D - 3
- A - 4, B - 2, C - 1, D - 3
- A - 3, B - 2, C - 4, D - 1
- 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?
- Opisthorchis viverrini and Opisthorchis felineus
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis
- Borrelia hermsii and Borrelia recurrentis
- Trichophyton rubrum and Trichophyton mentagrophytes
- Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii