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MICROBIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY (Part-II)

📆 November 6, 2024

Total Questions: 50

1. Which of the following diseases is not caused by flavivirus? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 11.10.2021 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (c) Polio
Solution:Flaviviruses are named for the yellow fever virus; the word flavus means ‘yellow’ in Latin, and yellow fever in turn is named from its propensity to cause yellow jaundice in victims. Poliomyelitis is commonly called polio. It is an infectious disease. It is caused by 1 of 3 types of poliovirus. Polio is easily spread from person to person. The polio virus is a virus that enters through the mouth. Most people who are infected with polio have no symptoms, and a few have mild symptoms.

2. Who discovered the smallpox vaccine? [S.S.C. Online MTS (T-I) 12.10.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (a) Edward Jenner
Solution:

Edward Jenner is well known around the world for his innovative contribution to immunization and the ultimate eradication of smallpox. Jenner’s work is widely regarded as the foundation of immunology—despite the fact that he was neither the first to suggest that infection with cowpox conferred specific immunity to smallpox nor the first to attempt cowpox inoculation for this purpose.

3. Who among the following developed the smallpox vaccine? [S.S.C. JE Mechanical Exam 22.03.2021 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (c) Edward Jenner
Solution:Edward Jenner is well known around the world for his innovative contribution to immunization and the ultimate eradication of smallpox. Jenner’s work is widely regarded as the foundation of immunology—despite the fact that he was neither the first to suggest that infection with cowpox conferred specific immunity to smallpox nor the first to attempt cowpox inoculation for this purpose.

4. Which virus causes Small Pox? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 8.01.2017 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (d) Variola Virus
Solution:Smallpox is caused by the variola virus, which, along with the vaccinia virus, monkey pox virus, and cowpox virus, belongs to the genus Orthopoxvirus. Smallpox is a serious and often deadly viral infection. It’s contagious — meaning it spreads from person to person — and can cause permanent scarring. Sometimes, it causes disfigurement.

5. Which of the following is caused by a virus named ‘Varicella Zoster’? [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 7.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (b) Chickenpox
Solution:

Chickenpox is a highly contagious disease caused by the varicella-zoster virus (VZV).

6. Which causative microorganism is responsible for the common cold and influenza (flu)? [S.S.C. Online CHSL (T-I) 18.03.2020 (Shift-II)]

Correct Answer: (d) Viruses
Solution:

Influenza (flu) and the common cold are both contagious respiratory illnesses, but they are caused by different viruses. Flu is caused by influenza viruses only, whereas the common cold can be caused by a number of different viruses, including rhinoviruses, parainfluenza, and seasonal coronaviruses.

7. Pneumonia is a bacterial disease caused by the type of bacteria called ______ [S.S.C. Online Graduate Level (T-I) 10.09.2016 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (b) Cocci
Solution:

Pneumonia is a disease of the lungs. This disease is caused by a cocci or coccus bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae. In this, the patient gets fever with cold.

8. Leprosy is caused by a bacterium called: [S.S.C. Online C.H.S.L. (T-I) 12.04.2021 (Shift-III)]

Correct Answer: (d) Mycobacterium leprae
Solution:

Leprosy is caused by a slow-growing type of bacteria called Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae). Leprosy is also known as Hansen’s disease, after the scientist who discovered M. leprae in 1873.

9. Which one of the following is NOT a viral disease? [S.S.C. Online C.H.S.L. (T-I) 11.08.2021 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (a) Leprosy
Solution:

Leprosy is caused by a slow-growing type of bacteria called Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae). Leprosy is also known as Hansen’s disease, after the scientist who discovered M. leprae in 1873.

10. Measles disease is caused by [S.S.C. Online Constable GD 2.03.2019 (Shift-I)]

Correct Answer: (c) Virus
Solution:Measles is caused by a virus in the paramyxovirus family and it is normally passed through direct contact and through the air. The virus infects the respiratory tract, and then spreads throughout the body. Measles is a human disease and is not known to occur in animals.
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