SCHEME FOR 2ND PROFESSIONAL MBBS EXAMINATION OF WBUHS

MICROBIOLOGY
A. Written Paper: Two Papers, (40+40=80), 2hrs.each paper.
.Paper I -General Bacteriology, Systemic Bacteriology, Immunology.
Paper II Virology, Mycology, Parasitology.
The four questions in each theory paper will preferably have the following distribution of
mark.
Full marks-40, Time-2 hrs..
Q.l. One (out of two) Clinical problem oriented question consisting of 2-4 small
segments. Marks for each segment will be indicated separately. =10
Q.2. Three short note type questions (out of four) 4x3=12
Q.3. Three (out of four) short answer type/explanation of statement/difference
between/mechanism of action/comment on 4x3=12
Q 4. Three short answer type questions
2x3=6
Answer to each question should be given by the candidates in a separate answer book.
Only one examiner will examine all the answer scripts to the same question in that
center.
B. OraI /Viva
i) General Bacteriology, Immunology, Systemic Bacteriology

-9 marks

ii) Virology, Mycology, Parasitology

-6 marks

C. Practical- 25 marks. Time 1.1/2 hr. + 1/2h hr for spotting = 2 hrs.

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Identification of unknown bacterial culture

Ziehl-Neelsen Staining of Sputum smear supplied
Microscopical examination of supplied stool smear
A serological test by common slide agglutination method
Laboratory Note Book
Spotting

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-3
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3
-3
-5

ASSESSMENT CARD
( TO BE KEPT IN THE DEPARTMENT)
Full Marks Viva voce 10 X 20 = 200, Practical = 20 X 3 = 60.
Name of student :
Batch :
No :
Sl.
No.

1.

Roll
Topics
3rd semester

History, Classification, Morphology &

Physiology of Bacterial genetics.

Oral

Marks Obtained
Practical
Signature of
Teacher

2.

Sterilization, methods of isolation &

identification.
Gram positive cocci
Gram negative cocci, corynebacteria
Mycobacteria

3.
4.
5.

4th semester

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.

Spore bearers
Enterobacteriaceae
Vibrios, Pseudomonas & Pravobacteria.
Spirillum, Actinomycetes, Campylobacter.
Antigen, Immunoglobulin, Complement.
Immunity & hypersensitivity.
Immunodeficiency states & immunological
reactions.
5th semester

13.
14.

Spirochetes.
Rickettsiae, Chlamydia, mycoplasma, general
virology.
D.N.A. viruses.
R.N.A. Viruses.
Mycology
Protozoa
Nematodes
Cestodes & trematodes.

15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

N. B. 1. Students must appear for assessment on scheduled dates, failing which no assessment
will be taken on later dates except on special grounds.
Students must keep laboratory note book up to date failing which no student will
be allowed for practical assessment.
Signature of the Head of the Department.
ITEM CARD
Name :
Roll No.

College :

Year :

DISTRIBUTION OF INTERNAL ASSESSMENT MARKS

THEROTICAL DAY TO DAY ASSESSMENT
GENERAL
BACTERI
OLOGY
10

SYSTEMIC
BACTERI
OLOGY
10
10

PROTOZO
OLOGY

HELMINT
HOLOGY

IMMUNO
LOGY

VIRO
LOGY

MYCO
LOGY

TOTAL

10%
OF 75

10

10

10

10

75

7.5

PRACTICAL DAY TO DAY ASSESMENT

Microscope
&
Sterilization
10

Culture
media

Grams
stain

AFB
Stain

Stool
Exam.

10

10

10

10

Identification
of unknown
Culture
10

SENT UP EXAMINATION THEROTICAL

Spotting

Serology

Total

10% of 75

10

75

7.5

TOTAL THEORITICAL

Theory
40x2=80

Oral
20

Total
Theory +
Oral

PRACTICAL
Internal
10% of
Assessment
Practical (7.5)
Practical 25
(calculated in
75, i.e. 25 X 3)

Total
Theory + Oral
in 75

Day to day
assessment
Practical 7.5

10% of
Theory +
Oral

Practical
Day to day
7.5

(1) Day to day Assessment

Theoretical-7.5
(2)
Sent up Exam.
Theory + Oral = 7.5

Sent up Exam.
Pr. 7.5

Total
(1+2)
7.5+7.5=15

TOTAL PRACTICAL
Total ( 1+2)
7.5+7.5=15

CURRICULUM & SYLABUS FOR THE MBBS COURSE OF STUDIES

: 1.5 yrs. 3rd, 4th & 5th Semester

A Duration
B. Total hours of Teaching

: 250 hrs. Comprising of

1) Lecture + Lecture demonstration =

100 x 1 hr
= 100 hrs
2) Practical class
50 x 2 hrs
= 100 hrs
3) Tutorials
25 x 2 hrs.
= 50 hrs.
_____________________________
TOTAL
=250 hrs
C. Curriculum (Syllabus)

Topic for theoretical Class

1. THEORY
No.
hrs.
1.

Topic

Class

Introduction to Microbiology. History and

Classification.

One

Genera1 Bacteriology
2.

Morphology of Bacteria & Methods of study

of Morphology.

Two

Physiology of Bacteria, Metabolism &

products thereof

One

Growth requirements of Bacteria,

Growth Curve/measurement of growth

One

5.

Sterilization & disinfection

One

6.

Host-parasite relationship

3.

4.

One

7.

Bacterial genetics with variation

8.

Antimicrobial agents, mechanism of action,

One

Mechanisms of bacterial drug resistance and Sensitivity Testing.

IMMUNOLOGY
1.

Introduction to Immunology. Natural &

Non-specific Immune Mechanisms

One

2.

Antigen, Hapten, Adjuvants

One

3.

Antibody

One

4.

Complement System

One

5.
6.
7.

Structure & Function of Immune System

Immune response with T -B Cell Co-operation
Cytokines with its role in cell mediated
Immune response

Two
One

Hypersensitivity and related disorders

Antigen -antibody reactions methodology

Two

of testing .

Two

10.

Immune deficiency disorders and autoimmune Diseases

One

11.

Vaccine and scope of Immunotherapy

One

8.
9.

One

Pathogenic Bacteria and Diseases

1.

Methods of study of bacteria

2.

Staphylococcus: Diseases produced, modes of

3.

transmission, pathogenesis & diagnosis.

Streptococcus: diseases, transmission, pathogenesis, diagnosis
Streptopneumonae:
epidemiology.

4.

One
One
Two

Neisseria: Important species, diseases caused

Pathogenesis, diagnosis, Epidemiology

5.

Corynebacterium diphtherae: pathogenesis, transmission, diagnosis, Vaccine.

6.

Listeria, Erysepalothrix, Legionella, etc.

Diseases caused, diagnosis.
7.

Mycobacterium tuberculosis -Transmission, Pathogenesis, types, immunity

One

Hypersensitivity, interpretation of Results of Mantoux text diagnosis, Vaccine- Two

Leprosytransmission, features, types diagnosis etc., Role of vaccine
Atypical Mycobacteria.
Classification, diseases, diagnosis
8. Actinomyces &
: Disease caused, mode of transmission,
Nocardia
Diagnosis
Aerobic spore-Bearers: Bacillus. Important species, disease caused.
Pathogenesis. diagnosis, epidemiology of Anthrax.
9.
Nonsporing
Bacteroides Sp. etc. : Diseases produced,
anaerobes
features, diagnosis.
10. Anaerobic
Clostridia- Tetanus, Gas-gangrene, Food poisoning,
Spore bearers Botulism : Pathogenesis, infection, transmission,
Diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis.
11. Enterobactericeae: Diseases caused by E.coli, Klebsiella, Enterobacter etc.
12.
Enteric fever and Salmonella sp: Food poisoning, Pathogenesis, Diagnosis.

One

Three
Two
Two

13

Shigellosis & Acute Bacillary dysentery

One

14.

UTI and other diseases of proteus sp. Providencia etc.

One

15

Yersinia sp.

- Plague Pathogenesis Types, diagnosis,

epidemiology, food poisoning

One

16.

Vibrios -

Important species, Cholera -pathogenesis, transmission,

17.
18.

Campylobacter & Helicobacter -Diseases caused, pathogenesis, diagnosis.

Pseudomonadeceae
Importance, pathogenesis, diagnosis

One
One

19.

Haemophilus: Disease, pathogenesis diagnosis

One

20.

Bordetella sp : Disease caused, transmission, pathogenesis, diagnosis

One

21.

Brucella sp.: Disease caused, transmission, pathogenesis. diagnosis.

One

22.

Miscellaneous bacteria like

Pasteurella, francisella,

: Disease caused

Streptobacillus, spirilium etc.

23.

Spirochetes:

epidemiology

Nonpathogenic spirochetes syphilis

yaws, pintas, bejel, leptospirosis,

Relapsing fevers & lyme disease
24.
Rickettsial disease
Epidemiology & diagnosis
25. Mycoplasma and Chlamydia: diseases including diagnosis.
26. Normal flora of Human body.
VIROLOGY
1.

One

Introduction to virology, general properties of viruses and

Four
Two
Two
One

Classification of viruses
Replication of viruses, Antiviral agents

3.

Principles of viral diseases

4.

Principles of diagnosis of viral infections

5.

Common viral vaccines

One
One.

One

One
6.

Bacteriophage

7.

Diseases caused by Herpes viruses, Vericella zoster virus,

CMV EBV etc.

One

8.

Hepatitis viruses, A,B,C,D,E; Hepatitis A & B properties laboratory diagnosis

One

9.

Picorna viruses -and diseases produced with special mention to

Pathogenesis of polio diagnosis and prevention.

One

10.

Viral gastroenteritis agents, pathogenesis, diagnosis.

One

11.

Rhabdo viruses -General character of Rabies virus, pathogenesis of

disease diagnosis prophylaxis.

12.

Orthomyxo and paramyxo viral diseases (Influenza,' Mumps, Measles

Rubella) including vaccines.

13(a)

One

Retrovirus -HIV infection & AIDS & other retrovirus;

(b) Oncoviruses -examples & properties & mechanisms of viral

etiology of tumor scope of immunotherapy.
14(a)
(b)

One

Arboviruses and arboviral diseases prevalent in India: epidemiology & diagnosis

Slow viral diseases etiology, diagnosis
One

MYCOLOGY

One

1.

Introduction, Classification, principles of laboratory diagnosis

One

2.

Superficial mycosis

One

3.

Subcutaneous mycosis

One

4.

Deep mycosis

One

5.

Opportunistic mycosis

One
_______
five

PARASITOLOGY .

1.
2.

Introduction, Classification, definition and types of hosts.

Definition and types of parasites
Intestinal amoebiasis and complications -mode of infection
pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis.

3.

Flagellated protozoa -intestinal & genitourinary

4.

Haemoflagellates -diseases, life cycle, vector for transmission,

5.
6.
7.

8.

One
One
One

laboratory diagnosis (Trypanosomes, leishmania).

One

Malaria -types, parasite -Morph., life cycle, vector,

Two

laboratory diagnosis.
Toxoplasmosis and other opportunistic protozoa infections.
Classification of helminthes and general characters of nematodes,
introduction to intestinal nematodes, strongyloides stercoralis,
Ascaris lumbricoides, Hook worm, Trichinella spiralis, Enterobius
Vermicularis trichiurae life cycle, disease, laboratory. Diagnosis, epidemiology
Filariasis -diseases, vector, life cycle of parasite Pathogenesis

One
Three

Two

of disease, laboratory diagnosis.

9.

Dracunculosis -life cycle of parasite, mode of infection,

One

epidemiology, laboratory diagnosis.

10.

General characters of cestodes, Taeniasis -hosts, mode of

One

infection, life cycle of parasite infection, laboratory diagnosis.

11.

Echinococcus granulosus-Morphology,1ife cycle of parasite,

One

mode of infection, prevention ,laboratory diagnosis.

12.

D.latum and other cestode infections

One

13.

Trematodes -classification, diseases caused,. Life cycle of

schistosomes and general principles of laboratory diagnosis

One

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Nineteen

II. PRACTICAL:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Parts and use of microscope and microscopy

Instruments and glass wares used in Microbiology
Universal presence of microbes
Commonly used media and culture techniques
(Media -simple basal media -liquid, solid, enriched media,
selective media, enrichment media, Indicator Media)
Transport Media, Blood culture media, sugar media,
Anaerobic media Name, type, composition, sterilization and use.

1
1
1
2

5.

Sterilization methods used for different purpose-

basic principles, instruments/chemical agents used

6.

7.

Study of morphology of bacteria :

a) Gram staining

b) Albert staining

c) Ziehl-Neelsen staining

Study of motility of bacteria by

a) Hanging drop method

d) Capillary tube method.

b) Cragie's tube method

e) Dark-ground microscopy

c) Straight loop inoculation method

8.
9.

10.

Methods of antimicrobial sensitivity testing

a) Disk diffusion
(b) Tube dilution
Study of Staphylococcus aureus and staph. epidermidis.
Colony morphology. Pigment production. Gram stain.
Motility, Coagulase and otber confirmatory tests including
Catalase test.
Study of -Gram + cocci

1
2

a) Haemolytic properties of Staph., Strepto., Pneumococci

b) Gram staining, Morphology, Study of Strepto, Staphylo
Neisseria, Pneumococcus, Clostridia.
11.

Corynaebacterium -

Albert Stain

Media used
12.

Mycobacterium -

Z -N Stain

Study of charts
Confirmatory diagnosis of
Tuberculosis & Leprosy
D/D Myco. tuberculosis & M. leprae in smear.
13.

Study of spores -Gram stain, Spore-Stain (Carbol Fuchsin)

14.

Study of Stained Smear, Capsule India Ink staining (Negative -

Stain) Carbol Fuchsin (Positive stain), Methods of Anarobiasis.

15.

Enterobacteriace

(a) E.coli

(Use of media)
Colony character
Biochemical reactions for

16.

Identification of the bact. &

Final jdentificajon with antibiogram)
(b ) Klebsiella sp.

(c) Proteus sp.

(d) Salmonella sp.

(e) Shigella sp

Vibrio -Gram Stain Motility test Oxidase Biochemical

Reactions.
17.

Pseudomonas sp. -Gram Stain. Motility test, Oxidase

18.

Serological Tests: VDRL Test RPR

Agglutination -Widal, Latex Agglutination test, ELISA -any common test done.
19.

Introduction to Parasitology - Types of clinical

materials different types of tests done.

Steps of exam. of Stool Smear
Steps of exam. of Blood Smear
Steps of exam. of marrow Smear.
20.

21.

22.

Blood Parasites -

Adult Parasites -

Malaria Parasite

L.D.Body

Microfilaria

Nematodes

Cestodes

Trematodes

Examination of Stool for ova, parasite & Cyst

Saline and Iodine preparations.

23.

Demonstration of fungus by KOH prepn./ lactophenol cotton

blue staining.
24.

Demonstration of yeast cells in Gram stains & culture

1
_______________
50

III.
A.

Tutorials 25 x2 hrs
=50 hrs
Interpretation of laboratory investigation for diagnosis of Infectious disease and correlation
between clinical features with aetiological agents to be taken up in the form of charts on
diseases of national importance e.g.
a) Tuberculosis
14 x 2 Hrs. = 28
b) Leprosy
c) Cholera
d) Enteric fever
e) Diphtheria
f).Whooping coughs
g) Tetanus
h) Malaria
i) Kala-azar
j) Filaria
k) Dengue
t) Hepatitis B
m) AIDS

n) Hookworm anaemia
B.

Clinical Microbiology:

11 x 2 hrs.= 22 hrs

1.

Upper respiratory tract. Infections with lab diagnosis

2.

Lower respiratory tract infections with lab diag.

Bacterial food poisoning with lab. diag.

Terminology: gastroenteritis, diarrhoea, dysentery, pseudo membranous colitis

diarrhoea and its lab. diag.

5.

Dysentery and its lab. diag.

6.

Meningitis -types, agents and its lab. diag

Terminology of Bacteraemia, Septicaemia, pyaemia and its lab. Diagnosis/ PUO

(Blood culture)

Urinary tract Infection, organism and its lab. diag.

9.

Sexually transmitted diseases list and lab. diag.

10

Hospital acquired infection and its control

11.

Bacteriology of milk, water air.

Model Question in Microbiology

2nd Professional MBBS
MICROBIOLOGY
Time :- 2 hours
Marks: 40

First -Paper

Full

Q1. A 8 year old girl was admitted through emergency because of high fever and limping gait. Her mother states that
she developed these symptoms after a bout of sore throat accompanied by high fever three weeks back.
What may be the probable diagnosis? How do you proceed in the microbiological laboratory for finding its aetiological
agents? What serological tests do you suggest in this case? 1 +6+ 3 = 10

Or
A 24 years old person was admitted through emergency because of severe dehydration with I sunken eyes following a
bout of rice watery stool accompanied with vomiting.

What is this condition?

What are the aetiological agents responsible for this situation?
How do you confirm anyone of the aetiological agents in the laboratory?

1 + 3+6 = 10

Q2. Write short notes on the following (any three)

i)

Fimbria and its clinical significance.

ii)

Bacterial capsule.

iii)

Weil Felix test.

iv)

Environmental Mycobacteria.

v)

Pyoderma gangrenosum

Q3. Comments on (any three)

i)

A positive mantoux test in an adult has many fallacies.

ii)

Antibiogram is must for staphylococcus because of MRSA.

3 x 4 =12

3 x 4 = 12

iii)

The presence of morphologically similar organisms does not prove the case to be of diphtheria.

iv)

The presence of acid fast bacilli in sputum smear should be reported in exact or

v)

approximate number because of prognostic value.

Apart form pyogenic lesion streptococci may be related to Non pyogenic lesions with grave
consequences.

Q4. Differentiate between

i)

Gram positive and gram negative cell wall.

ii)

Active and passive immunity.

iii)

IgG and IgM.

3x2=6

Second Paper
Time :- 2 hours
Q1.

Full Marks: 40

A twenty five year old male came to you with history of fever and yellow colouration of urine
which developed within two to three days. On examination his abdominal examination is quite
normal expect tenderness and slight soft enlargement of liver.
What is your diagnosis? .
What are the tests that you will do in microbiological lab to confirm the aetiology?
If the icterus or the symptoms persist beyond six months, what are the serological parameters you
will ask for?

1 +6+ 3 = 10
Or

An emaciated young person comes to you with history of fever for three months and pain in the
left side of abdomen. On examination he has a huge hepatosplenomegaly with severe anemia.
What may be the condition?
If it is a parasitological disease how do you go for diagnosis in laboratory?
What are the serological tests done for this condition?

1+6+3 = 10

Q2.

Write short notes on (any three)

3 x 4 = 12

i)
ii)
iv)

Prion mediated diseases.

Neurological vaccines of Rabies. iii) CD4 and CD8 counts for HIV.
Congenital defects associated with viruses.

v)

Infective forms of Giardia lamblia, Ascaris lumbricoides, Enterobius verimicularis.

Q3.

Comment on (any three)

i)

Neurological vaccines against Rabies have many problems.

ii)
iii)
v)

There are many vaccines against Hepatitis viruses used presently.

The floatation concentration technique may be used for ova, cysts etc. iv) The filarial infections
can be detected in blood even in daytime.
The asexual spores of fungi can be used for diagnosis in superficial dermatological infection.

Q4.

Differentiate between

i)

Superficial and subcutaneous dermatophytes.

ii)
iii)

Virus and Viroids.

Antigenic shift and antigenic drift in influenza viruses.

3 x 4 = 12

3x2=6