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2017
1. Discuss the rapid method of diagnosis of viral infection.
2. Write about the viruses causing diarrhoea, including their pathogenesis,
diagnosis and role of any vaccine for its prevention.
3. Write briefly on viral and protozoal infection causing teratogenesis.
4. Write about Zika virus, its epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and
containment for infection.
5. Write briefly about the orthomyxovirus infections having pandemic
potential, its diagnosis and highlight the difficulties faced in its prevention.
6. Ennumerate the arboviruses prevalent in India. Briefly write on vbaccines
and control measures available against arboviruses.
2018
1. Discuss the laboratory diagnosis of dengue and the complications of the
disease.
2. What are the strategies followed for HIV diagnosis of newborns of HIV
infected mothers?
3. Discuss on the different markers of hepatitis B virus, relevant in a case of
hepatitis B with one month duration.
4. Define oncogenic virus. Write notes on oncogenic viruses with their
mechanisms of oncogenesis.
5. What do you mean by emerging and reemerging viral disease. Write
briefly about the emerging viral diseases.
2019
6. JE- Epidemiology and laboratory diagnosis.
7. Discuss briefly recent episode of Nipha viral infection in india.
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8. Enumerate the virus associated with organ transplant. Discuss on
detection and prevention.
9. Discuss early infant diagnosis- EID in HIV infection.
[Link] an account on envelop along with its importance.
[Link] an account on antiviral disinfectants.
[Link] on current polio immunization strategy in India.
2020
[Link]-CoV2- Epidemiology, clinical features, lab diagnosis and candidate
drugs vaccines with respect to SARS-CoV2.
[Link] guidelines for diagnosis of hep B and hep C. What are the
benefits obtained under the NHVCP with regard to control of this silent
epidemic.
[Link] of AIDS. HIV testing strategy in India (under NACO).
[Link] down antibody response against dengue viruses and its relation with
DHT and DSS.
[Link] vaccine and guidelines of post-exposure prophylaxis.
2021
[Link] an account on RNA vaccine.
[Link]-exposure of rabies.
[Link] of JE.
[Link] the role of different RBC in diagnostic virology.
2022
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1. Discuss on antigenic variation of influenza virus and its implication on
vaccine production.
2. Give an account on slow viral disease
3. Write about pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis and prevention of rota
virus diarrhoea.
4. Discuss about pathogenesis of DSS and laboratory diagnosis of Dengue.
5. Write on epidemiology, clinical manifestation and laboratory diagnosis of
Zika virus infection.
6. What do you know about Emerging and Re-emerging viral diseases.
7. Discuss about the different vaccines available against the SARS-Cov2.
2023
1. Discuss the different types of manifestations of Adenovirus infection.
2. Enumerate agents of viral encephalitis. Discuss about the epidemiology
and prevention of Japanese Encephalitis.
3. Describe epidemiology, transmission, clinical features and laboratory
diagnosis of Monkeypox.
4. Name some viruses that can produce latent infection. Describe the
pathogenesis and diseases produced by them. (3+7)
5. Write on type of disease progression in people living with HIV/AIDS. How
HIV infection is diagnosed in paediactric age group and during
window Period? 5+5
2024
1. Discuss about different methods of detection of growth of viruses in
cell culture.
2. Describe briefly lab diagnosis of Nipah virus outbreak in India.
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3. Describe the pathogenesis, current re-emergence status and
prevention of measles. 4+3+3
4. Write a note on viral inclusion bodies in laboratory diagnosis.
