RETROVIRIDAE QUIZ

HIV belongs to the family retroviridae and sub-family

Spumavirinae

Lentivirinae

Oncovirinae

None of these

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The cells most oftenly infected by HIV are

None of these

CD4 + T lymphocytes

Null cells

CD8 + T lymphocytes

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The commonest opportunistic infection in AIDS patient in India is

tuberculosis

toxoplasmosis

cryptosporidiosis

cryptococcosis

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HIV can infect

CD4 + T lymphocytes

M (membranous) cells

All of these

Microglial cells

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Which of the following is the spike antigen of HIV-I?

gp 36

gp 140

gp 41

gp 120

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The commonest mode of transmission of HIV is

parenteral

sexual

perintal

oral

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A viral load test detects the

number of viruses being released by each infected cell

amount of bacteriophage being produced by E. coli cells

provirus of HIV in infected cells

total amount of virus in the infected host

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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.

isosporiasis

toxoplasmosis

cryptosporidiosis

all of these

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

gp l20

gp 140

gp 36

gp 41

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