Yaoundé International Business

School
NAME: BETEBE CALIXTE RACHELLE
DEPARTMENT: NURSING
COURSE: MICROBIOLOGY

INSTRUCTION: Answer All questions

SECTION A: VIROLOGY

1. virology is a branch of science that deals with

A DNA and RNA
B Viruses and Viral disease
C Viruses
D Viral disease
E None of the above

2 . Virus particles can only be observe by

A. Microscope
B. Microscope particle
C. Microscope electronic
D. Electron Microscope
E. All of the above

3. What can infect all mammals narrow host range

A. Rabies
B. HIV
C. Human cold virus
D. Host
E. Viral

4. Viruses composed of nucleic acid either DNA or RNA surrounded by

Protein are called
A . Host
B. Rabies
C. Virion
D. Viral
E. Capsid

5. The icosahedrons particle of cubic symmetry is compose of ……………..

A. 12 equilateral triangle, 12 vertices and has 2, 3,5 rotational symmetry

B. 23 equilateral triangle, 20 vertices and has 1,3,4 rotational symmetry
C. 20 equilateral triangle, 12 vertices and has 2,3,5 rotational symmetry
D. 12 equilateral triangle, 20 vertices and has 2,3,5 rotational symmetry
E. 20 equilateral triangle, 12 vertices and has 2,4 ,6 rotational symmetry

6 . The typical Infectious cycle consists of Classify them respectively.

A. Attachment, Penetration, uncoating, transcription and translation , Replication,

Assembly and Release
B . Penetration, uncoating, transcription and translation, Assembly and Release ,
Replication , Attachment
C. Uncoating, Penetration, transcription and translation , Attachment, Assembly and
Release, Replication
D. Replication, transcription and translation, Attachment, Penetration, Assembly
and Release , uncoating
E. All of the above
 7. It is the first step in viral replication

A . Replication
B. Penetration
C. Attachment
D. Uncoating
E. Assembly and Release

8.What are the two important factor that play a role in the outcome of Virus
infection on the animal cells are

A. Virulence and Replication

B. Susceptibility and Attachment
C . Virulence and Susceptibility
D. Assembly and Release
E. None of the above

9. It is a rapid onset of disease Symptoms resulting in severe illness or

death of the infected animal is called
A. Lytic infection
B. Chronic infection
C. Lysogenic infection
D. Acute infection
E. None of the above

10. Terms describing virus transmission

A . Vectical transmission
B. Square transmission
C. Horizontal transmission
D . Diagonal transmission
E. A and C

11. What is Define as the disease which is naturally transmitted between

animal and man .
A. Zoononis
B. Zoology
C. Fauna
D . Floral
E. All of the above

12 . The Dose requirent to kill 50% of the inoculated animals are

A. Infectious dose
B. Multiplicity infection
C. Lethal dose
D. Viral infection
E. All of the above

13. Viruses transmitted sexually except

A. Typhoid
B. HIV
C. Hepatitis B
D. Hepatitis C
E. None of the above

14. Adenovirus is a viruses that cause

A. HIV
B. Typhoid
C. Hepatitis C
D. Malaria
E. Conjunctiva

15. Clinical manifestation of airbones disease are …………… except

A. Coryza
B. Sneezing
C. Lacrimation
D.Vomiting
E. Painful throat

16 .Incubation period of Airbone disease are

A . 12 hrs and 5 days usually 48 Hours

B. 12 hours and 6 days usually 48 hours
C. 5hours and 12 days usually 48 hours
D. 5 hours and 6 days usually 48 hours
E. None of the above

17. An acute highly communicable viral disease is called

A. Coryza
B.Influenza
C. Rubella
D. Malaria
E. Typhoid

18 . Incubation period of Measles

A. 8-20 days
B. 7-18 days
C. 6- 18 days
D. 5-18 days
E. 7 - 20 days

19. Herpes virus is Classify into ……… sub Families

A. 1
B. 2
C. 6
D. 3
E. 4

20 . It is a viral host Range

A. Alpha Herpes
B. Beta Herpes
C. Gama Herpes
D. Herpes
E . All of the above

SECTION B: BACTERIOLOGY

21. Transmission of pathogens are ………… except

A. Airborne transmission
B. Contact transmission
C. Vehicle transmission
D. Diagonal transmission
E. Vector - borne transmission

22 . Is a Gram positive cocci

A. Streptococci
B. Neisseria
C. Brucellae
D. Staphylococci
E . All of the above

23. It is a Gram negative diplococci

A. Streptococci
B. Neisseria
C. Brucellae
D. Staphylococcie
E. None of the above

24 . Another Name for ”Fried Lander‘s bacilli “ is

A. Escherichi coli
B. Brucellae
C. Streptococci
D. Klebsiella pneumonia
E . None of the above

25. Contains species causing shigellosis

A. Salmonella typhosa
B. Salmonella species
C. Shigella species
D. A and C
E. None of the above

26 . What does Pseudomonas aeruginosa produce

A. Cholera
B. Urinary tract and wound infection
C. HIV
D. Urinary infection
E . None of the above

27. What is not soluble in chloroform but soluble in water

A. Proteus
B. Vulgaris
C.Pyocyanin
D.fluorescin
E. A and D

28 . What is the first four characteristics that are combined in one medium known
as
A. Hektoen Enteric agar ( HE)
B. Xylose- lysine deoxycholate agar(XLD)
C. Triple Sugar Iron agar ( TSI)
D. B and C
E . All of the above

29 . The shigella are classified as

A. Group A , Group B and Group C
B. Group B , Group C and Group D
C. Group B , Group D and Group E
D. Group A , Group B ,and Group D
E. None of the above

30. What resist in decolorization with Acid- alcohol after staining

A. Acid fast bacilli
B. Hansen bacilli
C. Salmonella
D. Isolation
E. A and C

31 . The species most commonly encountered in the clinical laboratory are

A. Proteus morganii
B. Proteus rettgeri
C. Proteus mirabilis
D. Proteus vulgaris
E. C and D

32 . Cholera is spread as
A . Faecal-Odor
B. Faecal- Oral
C. Air contamination
D. A and C
E. None of the above

33. The foremost symptom of Cholera is

A . Fever
B. Vomiting
C. Diarrhea
D. Headache
E. All of the above

34. The mortality of cholera can be reduced to less than

A. 2%
B. 3%
C. 2.5%
D.0%
E. 1%

35. Choose the odd one concerning gram staining

A. Iodine
B. Crystal violet
C. Methane
D. Ethanol
E. Acid

36. chose the odd one concerning breaking links of disease cycle
A. Practicing defforestation
B. Distruction of vectors
C. Pasteurization of milk by spraying insecticides
D. Chlorination of water supply
E. None of the above
 37. Bacteria are reproduce by
A. Binary fission
B. Budding
C. Fragmentation
D. Vegetative propagation
E. Binary fussion

38. What is the process of genetic Exchange between bacteria called

A. Conjugation
B. Transduction
C. Transformation
D. All of the above
E. None of the above

39. Which bacteria structure is responsible for mortility

A. Pili
B. Ribosome
C. Cell wall
D. Capsule
E. Flagella

40. Meaning of UDRL

A. Venereal Disease Research Laboratory
B. Venereal Diarrhae Research Laboratory
C. Venereal Diagram Real Laboratory
D. A and B
E. All of the above

SECTION C: PARASITOLOGY

41. An organism that adapts themselves to live in or on another organism

termed Host are called
A. Host
B. Bacteria
C. Virus
D. Parasite
E. All of the above

42. The relationship between parasites and host occurs in 2 forms which are
A . Love and hatred
B . Commensalism and Parasitism
C . Commensalism and hostism
D . Parasitism and hostism
E . None of the above

43. What lives outside on the surface of the body

A. Endoparasite
B. Parasite
C. Host
D. Ectoparasite
E. D and C

44. Live inside the body of host

A. Endoparasite
B. Parasite
C. Host
D. Ectoparasite
E. None of the above
 45. Visits the host from time to time for food
A. Endoparasite
B. Ectoparasite
C.Temporary or intermittent parasite
D. Parasite
E. Permanent parasite

46. Organism that can exist in a free living state or as à parasite is …………
A. Permanent parasite
B. Endoparasite
C. Temporary parasite
D. Facultative parasite
E. Ectoparasite

47. An arthropod which carries the parasite from one Host to another is
called
A. c- Reservoir host
B. b-Intermediate host
C. a- Definitive or final host
D. Host
E. d- Vector

48. Diseases transmitted from animals to man are known as

A. Zoonosis disease
B. Zoonotic disease
C. Zoology disease
D. Zoonis disease
E . None of the above

49. Source of parasite infection except

A . Food - meat
B . Blood sucking
C . Myiasis
D . Cleaniness
E . All of the above

50. Cannot survive without a host

A. Endoparasite
B. Ectoparasite
C. Parasite
D. Obligatory parasite
E. All of the above

51. Host with the larval stage or asexually reproducing forms of the
parasite are
A.b- intermediate host
B.d- Vector
C.final host
D.c- Reservoir Host
E. None of the above

52. Example of blood sucking infection except

A. Malaria
B. Typhoid
C.trypanosome
D. Filarial
E. A and D
 53. When a parasite appear occasionally in one or few members of a
community is called
A. Epidemic infection
B. Endemic infection
C. Sporadic infection
D. Hyper- Endemic Infection
E. B and D

54. When prevalence is high causing a high rate of morbidity is called

A. Epidemic infection
B.Endemic infection
C.Hyper- Endemic infection
D. Sporadic infection
E. None of the above

55. It occurs when infective stages are carried from faeces to mouth of
patient
A. Autoinfection
B. Endemic infection
C. Sporadic infection
D. Epidemic infection
E. None of the above

56. Types of parasites except

A. Ectoparasite
B. Endoparasite
C. Temporary or intermittent parasite
D. Obligatory parasite
E. Epidemic parasite

57. Through the bite or faeces of infected vector or by swallowing the ……….
A . Autoinfection
B. Ectoparasite
C. Endoparasite
D. Epidemic Parasite
E. Vector

58. Protozoa are

A . Unicellular
B. Multicellular
C. Cellular
D. Uncellular
E. None of the above

59. Helminthes are

A. Unicellular
B. Multicellular
D. Cellular
E. None of the above

60. Helminthes have

A. Single cell for all functions
B. Specialized cell
C. Cells
D. No cells
E . None of the above

MARKING GUIDES
SECTION A: VIROLOGY

1.B , 2.D, 3.A, 4.E, 5.C , 6.A, 7.C, 8.C , 9.D ,10.E, 11.A, 12.A, 13.A, 14.E, 15.D,
16.A, 17.C, 18.B, 19.D, 20.A

SECTION B: BACTERIOLOGY

21.D, 22.D, 23.B , 24.D, 25.C, 26.B, 27.D, 28.C, 29.D, 30.A, 31.E, 32.B, 33.C, 34.E
35.C, 36.A, 37.A, 38.A, 39.E, 40.A

SECTION C: PARASITOLOGY

41.D, 42.B, 43.D, 44.A, 45.C, 46.D, 47.E, 48.B, 49.D, 50.D, 51.A, 52.B, 53.C, 54.C,
55.A, 56.E, 57. E, 58.A, 59.B, 60.B