0218 - Overview of Microbiology - EG

Question 1

What are Koch’s postulates?

Answer 1

The microorganisms must be found in abundance in all organisms suffering from the disease.The microorganism must be isolated from a diseased organism and grown in pure cultureThe cultured microorganism should cause disease when introduced into a healthy organismThe microorganism must be reisolated from the inoculated, diseased, experimental host and identified as being identical to the original specific causative agent.

Question 2

Who won the Nobel Prize in 1960 for the recognition of self and non-self?

Answer 2

Frank Burnet

Question 3

Who won the Nobel Prize in 1996 for the discovery of MHC?

Answer 3

Peter Doherty

Question 4

Who won the Nobel Prize in 2005 for the discovery of H. Pylori?

Answer 4

Barry Marshall and Robin Warren

Question 5

Who was behind the discovery of the link of HPV to cervical cancer?

Answer 5

Ian Frazer

Question 6

What are the two types (ie divisions/classification) of parasites?

Answer 6

Protozoa, single-celled and Metazoa, multi-cellular

Question 7

Give some examples of species of metazoa that cause infection.

Answer 7

Arthropods such as ticks, scabies, lice and helminths such as roundworms, tapeworms, flukes.

Question 8

What are the two types (ie divisions/classification) of fungi?

Answer 8

Yeasts, uni-cellular, and moulds, multicellular

Question 9

List reasons why it is important to understand the lifecycle of an infectious agent.

Answer 9

To understand disease transmission, incubation period, clinical symptoms, diagnostic techniques, prevention and treatment.