RETROVIRIDAE QUIZ

The commonest opportunistic infection in AIDS patient in India is

toxoplasmosis

cryptococcosis

tuberculosis

cryptosporidiosis

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Viral infections frequently observed in HIV disease is /are

herpes simplex

all of these

varicella- zoster

cytomegalo virus

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HIV can infect

Microglial cells

M (membranous) cells

CD4 + T lymphocytes

All of these

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Which of the following is transmembrane pedicle antigen of HIV-I?

gp 41

gp 36

gp l20

gp 140

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HIV or Human Immunodeficiency Virus is considered unique because each virus contains:

a genome made up of both DNA and RNA components

a viral enzyme known as reverse transcriptase

more than 100 copies of the viral genome

sticky proteins that allow it to bind tightly to host cells

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What is the average incubation period for development of AIDS?

One year

Five years

Twenty years

Ten years

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Parasitic infection/s frequently observed in HIV disease is / are.

isosporiasis

toxoplasmosis

cryptosporidiosis

all of these

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The problem(s) associated with development of a vaccine against HIV is/are

antibody alone may be insufficient

all of these

virus can spread from cell to cell by fusion to produce syncytia

rapid mutation of HIV

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The commonest bacterial infection in HIV disease is/are

mycobacterial infection

all of these

bartonella infection

salmonella infection

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The cells most oftenly infected by HIV are

Null cells

None of these

CD4 + T lymphocytes

CD8 + T lymphocytes

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