FCPS part 1 exam for infectious disease

Post exposure prophylaxis useful for -- a) Rabies b) Hepatitis c) Tetanus d) TB c) Polio

Option a is true
Option a is false
Option b is true
Option b is false
Option c is true
Option c is false
Option d is true
Option d is false
Option e is true
Option e is false

Drugs contraindicated in pregnancy are a) Quinolones b) Aciclovir c) Trimethoprim d) Fluconazole e) Meropenem

Antimicrobials used against anaerobic bacteria. a) Meropenein b) Metronidazole c) Aztreonam d) Gentamicin e) Vancomycin

Viruses causing hepatitis -- a) EBV b) CMV c) HIV d) Herpes 6 c) Rabies

Cryptosporidiosis characteristics? -- a) Fungus b) Host in both animal and humans c) Cause self limiting infection d) Faeco oral route transmission e) Incubation period is 7-10 days

Sepsis -- a) Is scored by SOFA score b) SBP <100, which is fluctuating c) Vasoconstriction cause increase systolic HTN d) Altered mental status which causes coma e) Consequence to septic shock

Which are the RNA virus? -- a) Varicella zoster virus b) West nile virus c) Hepatitis A virus d) Hepatitis B virus e) Adeno virus

What are the virus causing hemorrhagic rash? a) Ebolla virus b) Murburg virus c) Dengue virus d) Vaccinia virus e) Coxsackie virus

Dengue - a) Incubation period 2-7 days b) IgM positive in blood in 3 days c) Glucocorticoid have role in the treatment d) Aedes albopictus is the causative agent e) Narrow pulse pressure occurs in Dengue shock syndrome

Regarding Lepra 1 reaction -- a) Lepra 1 is immune complex mediated b) Swollen shin lesion c) Painful tender nerves d) Lepra 2 in more extensive in inflammation than lepral e) Lymphadenitis are more common

Bacteria that produce IgA protease a) Haemophylus influenza b) Neisseria meningitides c) Legionella pneumophilia d) Strep. Pneumonae e) Yersinia

In eryptosporidiosis -- a) Parasite of human & domestic animals b) Infection acquired by feco-oral route c) Causes watery diarrhea d) Illness is usually self limiting in immunocompromissed e) In HIV infected pt causes severe diarrhea

Regarding Chikungunya-- a) Flavivirus b) Causes arthritis c) Long term treatment by DMRDS d) HLA-B27 may be positive e) Incubation period 3-4 weeks

Transmission of HIV -- a) Blood transfusion most common b) Percutaneous needle prick > 0.3% c) Can be transmitted through Breast feeding d) Through vaginal delivery 10% e) Vaginal intercourse: male to female - 0.1

Regarding E.coli infection -- a) Enteroinvasive type does not release exotoxin b) Enteropathogenic most commonly causes traveler's diarrhoea c) Entero-haemorhagic type causes HUS d) Enteropathogenic may reside in healthy people e) Requires high 10⁴ - 10⁸

Opportunistic mycoses are -- a) Mucor b) Mycetam c) Aspergilus d) Candida e) Rhizopore

Diphtheria involve following nerves-- a) Il cranial nerves b) IX cranial nerves c) X cranial nerves d) XI cranial nerves e) VI cranial nerves

AIDS defining diseases are -- 2a) Herpes zoster b) HIV associated wasting c) Cryptococcus meningitis d) Oropharyngeal candidiasis e) Pneumococcal pneumonia

The followings are the live vaccines -- a) Salk polio b) BCG c) Mumps d) Measles e) Rabies

Regarding lepromatous leprosy -- a) Skin lesion with early disease b) Lepra reaction positive c) Nerve lesion before skin lesion d) Symmetrical lesion e) Loss of sensation early

Regarding infection with cytomegalovirus -- a) LFT normal b) Alkaline phosphatase level raises out of proportion to liver disease c) Atypical lymphocytosis is not as prominent as infectious mononucleosis d) Heterophile antibody negative e) Common in HIV positive transplant recipient patient

Staphylococcus aureus - a) Is coagulase positive b) Can be found as Gram positive diplococci c) Causes left sided endocarditis d) Produces erythrogenic toxin e) Causes autoimmunity due to cross reaction to its M protein

Yersina pestis -- a) Is a Gram positive rod b) Is micro-aerophilic c) The vectors are fleas on rats d) Has a polysaccharide coat e) Is called 'Safety Pin Bacillus'

Opportunistic fungi are [FCPS-Medicine-Jui a) Candida b) Histoplasma c) Epidermophyton d) Trichophyton e) Cryptococcus

Visceral leishmaniasis can be diagnosed by- a) Urinary rk39 b) Splenic aspirate showing LD bodies c) Positive leismanin test d) Blood culture showing amastigots e) Bone marrow showing promastigotes