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REVISION QUESTIONS
NURS 1111 MICROBIOLOGY
SECTION A

December 1, 2016
LECTURER:G.Dunn

1. Discuss the benefits and hazards of vaccinations.

2. Name the various shapes and structure of bacteria
3. Evaluate the appendages and inclusions of various species of bacteria
4. Write short notes on the following:
(i.) Cell arrangement in bacteria (ii) Features of Simple Stains (iii.) Differential Stains and (iii.) Special
stains.
Give examples of occasions where they are used.
5. Using appropriate examples and diagrams explain the process of binary fission in bacteria.
6. Using appropriate illustrations,clearly explain the growth cycle of bacteria
7. Discuss the methods used in obtaining quantitative estimates of bacterial growth.
8. Explain, using relevant examples, the effect of
(i) nutrition and (ii) physical factors on microbial growth (Give DETAILS)
9. Write short notes on the following:
a) Commensal Bacteria b) Quinlones c) Cephalosporins d) Tetracycyclines e) Aminoglycosides f)
peptidoglycan
10. What is eosinophillic meningitis and how is it acquired?
SECTION B
11. Identify and explain the role of environmental and physiological factors that increase the risk of
transmission of infectious diseases.
12. (a) Discuss the physical, chemical and chemotherapeutic control of Microorganisms using suitable
examples.
(b) Clearly explain the action of each of the agents listed in your answer to the above .Use
illustrations were necessary.
13. Differentiate between sterilization and disinfection. Give relevant examples.
14. Give details on the following host-microbe relationships using relevant examples.
(a) symbiosis (b) contamination (c) infection (d) diseases
15.Outline and comment on Kochs postulates.
16. List the kinds of diseases and give a clear description of each of the ones you have listed.
17.Give an account of the role of micro-organisms in disease causation.
18. Write short notes on:
(a) Complement fixation and its purpose(b) Haemolytic disease and the antibody that causes it (c) B cells
and their function (d) Cytotoxic cells and their function
19. Define the term autoimmunity and give a description of how it occurs.
20. Evaluate : (i) the basic characteristics of the immune system (ii) the concept of immunization.