MBM 1203
NATIONAL UNIVERISTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY DEGREE
PART 1 EXAMINATIONS
MBM 1203 : MICROBES, VIRUSES AND PARASITES
DATE : MAY 2006
TIME : 3 HOURS
Instructions to Candidates
Answer all questions
SECTION A
1. Write an essay on the laboratory techniques used in the identification of
viruses from clinical specimens. (20)
2. Describe the lifecycle of the flagellate protozoan which causes African
trypanosomiasis and include the important features of the disease. (20)
SECTION B
3. Explain the concepts of viral antigenic drift and antigenic shift in the
context of influenza vaccine efforts as well as the emergence of human
avian flu. (10)
4. Describe the effects of viral replication on infected cells. (10)
NATIONAL UNIVERISTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FACULTY OF MEDICINE
BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY DEGREE
PART 1 EXAMINATIONS
MBM 1203 : MICROBES, VIRUSES AND PARASITES
DATE : MAY 2006
TIME : 3 HOURS
Instructions to Candidates
Answer all questions
SECTION A
1. Write an essay on the laboratory techniques used in the identification of
viruses from clinical specimens. (20)
2. Describe the lifecycle of the flagellate protozoan which causes African
trypanosomiasis and include the important features of the disease. (20)
SECTION B
3. Explain the concepts of viral antigenic drift and antigenic shift in the
context of influenza vaccine efforts as well as the emergence of human
avian flu. (10)
4. Describe the effects of viral replication on infected cells. (10)
