SECTION A: Answer ALL Questions
1 The only pathogen of the genus Candida is:
a. Candida parapsilosis
b. Candida albicans
c. Candida tropicalis
d. Candida cruzei
2 The smallest of the RNA viruses are:
a. Reoviruses
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SECTION A: Answer ALL Questions
1 The only pathogen of the genus Candida is:
a. Candida parapsilosis
b. Candida albicans
c. Candida tropicalis
d. Candida cruzei
2 The smallest of the RNA viruses are:
a. Reoviruses
b. picornaviruses
c. arboviruses
d. rhabdoviruses
3 One of the following features is not characteristics of
Microsporum macroconidia
a. single celled
b. pencil shaped
c. spindle shaped
d. thick walled
4 Ultra-violet radiation ( Wood’s lamp) has great practical
application in the diagnosis and follow-up in the treatment of:
a. Tinea capitis
b. Tinea pedis
c. Tinea cruris
d. Tinea imbrata
5 One of the following does not belong to the group of
Enteroviruses:
a. Polio viruses
b. coxviruses
c. rhinoviruses
d. ECHO viruses
6 ‘German measles’ is the other name for
a. Rubella virus infection
b. Mumps infection
c. Chicken pox infection
d. Varicella zoster infection
7 One of the following groups is a member of the DNA viruses:
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a. Reoviruses
b. Picornaviruses
c. Myxoviruses
d. Herpesviruses
8 If Cryptococcus infection is suspected, in order to demonstrate the
presence of capsules, the sediment of CSF following sedimentation
should be
a. stained by Gram’s stain
b. stained with Acid fast stain
c. placed in a drop of India ink
d. stained with Giemsa stain
9 Dermatophytes have been classified into the following genera
except:
a. Microsporum
b. Trichophyton
c. Candida
d. Epidermophyton
10 Transient inhabitants of the human alimentary tract are:
a. polio viruses
b. Echo viruses
c. Coxsackie viruses
d. All of the above
11 The earliest antibody to appear in serum is:
a. IgM
b. IgG
c. IgA
d. IgE
12 Which form of Hepatitis does not have a chronic form of the
disease?
a. Hepatitis A
b. Hepatitis B
c. Hepatitis C
d. None of the above
13 Another name for Hepatitis B infection is:
a. Infectious Hepatitis
b. Serum Hepatitis
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c. Australian antigen
d. Dane particle
14 The serologic marker during the ‘Window period ‘ of type B hepatitis
is:
a. Anti-HBs
b. Anti-HBc
c. Anti-HBe
d. HBsAg
15 The first generation of HIV screening tests detect the presence
of-----------------------in a donor.
a. Antigen
b. Antibody
c. Viral capsid
d. Genome
16 HIV differs from viruses such as Hepatitis because:
a. CD4 + lymphocytes are depleted
b. Helper-induced lyphocytes
c. It carries a single, positive-straned RNA genome
d. All of the above
17 Which of the following is characteristic of Delta antigen?
a. A DNA virus
b. Usually replicates only in Hepatitis B virus infected hosts
c. Infects patients who are HBc Ag positive
d. Frequently found in the delta valley of Nigeria
18 Which species is a member of Salmonella group 9, 12 and Vi ?
a Salmonella enteritidis
b. Salmonella paratyphi A
c. Salmonella paratyphi B
d. Salmonella typhi
19 Which of the following organisms is non-motile?
a. Salmonella typhi
b. Citrobacter
c. Shigella
d. Salmonella paratyphi A
20 Puerperal sepsis is cau
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