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JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY

UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS 2012/2013

SPECIAL/SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

HBB 2324 : MEDICAL PARASITOLOGY I

DATE: JULY 2013 TIME: 2 HOURS

INSTRUCTIONS: ANSWER QUESTION ONE [COMPULSORY] AND ANY OTHER TWO QUESTIONS

QUESTION ONE [30 MARKS]

Write brief notes on the following:

(a) Mode of transmission, prevention and treatment of babesiosis. [7 marks]

(b) Mode of transmission, pathogenesis and treatment of gas gangrene. [8 marks]

(c) Life cycle of Trypanosoma Cruzi. [10 marks]

(d) Clinical forms of leishmaniasis. [5 marks]

QUESTION TWO [20 MARKS]

Give an account of the causes, life cycle of parasite, transmission and treatment of

toxoplasmosis.

QUESTION THREE [20 MARKS]

Describe the mode of transmission, pathogenesis, clinical forms and prevention

of botulism.

QUESTION FOUR [20 MARKS]

(a) Detention of plasmodium falciparum in infecdted individuals. [10 marks]

(b) The cause, pathogenesis and clinical syndromes of Griardiasis. [10 marks]