MBM 1203
NATIONAL UNIVERISTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY DEGREE
PART 1 EXAMINATIONS (SUPP)
MBM 1203 : MICROBES, VIRUSES AND PARASITES
DATE : JULY 2006
TIME : 3 HOURS
Instructions to Candidates
Answer all questions
SECTION A
1. Describe the various components of a viral particle (virion) and explain how
the virion structure affects viral properties. (20)
2. Describe the lifecycle and disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii. (20)
SECTION B
3. a) For the following modes of transmission, give an example of a virus
that is transmissible by each mode and the disease caused in each
case.
Mode of transmission Virus Disease
Respiratory secretions
Faecal-oral
Mother to child
Animal to human
Sexual
Blood transfusion
(12)
NATIONAL UNIVERISTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY DEGREE
PART 1 EXAMINATIONS (SUPP)
MBM 1203 : MICROBES, VIRUSES AND PARASITES
DATE : JULY 2006
TIME : 3 HOURS
Instructions to Candidates
Answer all questions
SECTION A
1. Describe the various components of a viral particle (virion) and explain how
the virion structure affects viral properties. (20)
2. Describe the lifecycle and disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii. (20)
SECTION B
3. a) For the following modes of transmission, give an example of a virus
that is transmissible by each mode and the disease caused in each
case.
Mode of transmission Virus Disease
Respiratory secretions
Faecal-oral
Mother to child
Animal to human
Sexual
Blood transfusion
(12)
