RETROVIRIDAE QUIZ

A viral load test detects the

provirus of HIV in infected cells

total amount of virus in the infected host

number of viruses being released by each infected cell

amount of bacteriophage being produced by E. coli cells

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Viral infections frequently observed in HIV disease is /are

cytomegalo virus

herpes simplex

all of these

varicella- zoster

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

toxoplasmosis

cryptosporidiosis

isosporiasis

all of these

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The commonest opportunistic infection in AIDS patient in India is

tuberculosis

cryptosporidiosis

cryptococcosis

toxoplasmosis

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HIV can infect

M (membranous) cells

CD4 + T lymphocytes

All of these

Microglial cells

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The commonest mode of transmission of HIV is

parenteral

sexual

oral

perintal

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Fungal infection/s frequently observed in HIV disease is /are:

candidiasis

cryptococcosis

all of these

aspergillosis

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The confirmatory test(s) for HIV infection is/are

All of these

virus isolation

detection of p24 antigen

detection of viral nucleic acid

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The cells most oftenly infected by HIV are

None of these

Null cells

CD4 + T lymphocytes

CD8 + T lymphocytes

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What is the average incubation period for development of AIDS?

Twenty years

Ten years

One year

Five years

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