(MCM 1102)
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
MEDICAL SCHOOL
BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY DEGREE
PART 1 EXAMINATIONS
(MCM 1102) : MICROSCOPY, CELL STRUCTURES, BACTERIA & FUNGI
DATE : DECEMBER 2005
TIME : 3 HOURS
Instructions to Candidates
1) Answer all questions.
SECTION A
1. Discuss the role of the clinical microbiology laboratory in assisting
physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. (20)
2. Write an essay on bacterial pathogenesis highlighting how pathogens
access host tissue, evade host defenses and cause damage. (20)
_______________________________________________________________
SECTION B
3. a) What are the important features of bacterial spores and what are
their medical implications? (10)
b) Briefly explain the medical importance of each of the following
bacterial structures:
i) flagella (3)
ii) capsule (3)
iii) cell wall (3)
iv) pilus (3)
v) plasmid. (3)
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NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
MEDICAL SCHOOL
BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY DEGREE
PART 1 EXAMINATIONS
(MCM 1102) : MICROSCOPY, CELL STRUCTURES, BACTERIA & FUNGI
DATE : DECEMBER 2005
TIME : 3 HOURS
Instructions to Candidates
1) Answer all questions.
SECTION A
1. Discuss the role of the clinical microbiology laboratory in assisting
physicians in the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases. (20)
2. Write an essay on bacterial pathogenesis highlighting how pathogens
access host tissue, evade host defenses and cause damage. (20)
_______________________________________________________________
SECTION B
3. a) What are the important features of bacterial spores and what are
their medical implications? (10)
b) Briefly explain the medical importance of each of the following
bacterial structures:
i) flagella (3)
ii) capsule (3)
iii) cell wall (3)
iv) pilus (3)
v) plasmid. (3)
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