A previously healthy 25 year old lady developed purulent nasal discharge and complained of severe headache, flashing lights after returning from vacation at backwaters, Kerala. She was admitted with a diagnosis of bacterial meningitis and died 5 days later. Diagnosis?

a) Plasmodium falciparumb) Toxoplasma gondic) Acanthamoebad) Naegleria fowleri

Quinine in the pathogenesis of blackwater fever acts as

a) Autoantigen b)Carrierc) Hapten d)Immunogen

A 29 year old woman presents with 3months amenorrhoea with history of two first trimester abortions. TORCH test reveals Toxo, CMV, HSV IgG + & Rubella IgG-. Toxo IgM+ & CMV, HSV & Rubella IgM-. What is to be done next

a) Start Spiramycinb) IgG avidity testc) Advise MTP d) Reassurance

A HIV positive patient presents with diarrhea. Stool examination revealed acid fast oocyst which showed fluorescence without auramine dye. Diagnosis?

a) Cryptosporidium parvum

b) Cyclospora cayetensisc) Isospora bellid) Microsporidium

An outbreak of epileptic seizures were reported from a villagers known to eat pork in Assam. The first outbreak investigation should be

a) The presence of Toxoplasma in catsb) The presence of Taenia eggs in the drinking waterc) The presence of cysticerci in the pig d) The presence of Trypanosoma brusei in the villagers

A village girl presents with 5g/dl hemoglobin with extensive rash and swelling in her feet and ankle. The most likely parasite?

a) Schistosomab) Ankylostoma duodenalec) Ankylostoma braziliensed) Trichuris