RETROVIRIDAE QUIZ

HIV can infect

M (membranous) cells

All of these

CD4 + T lymphocytes

Microglial cells

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

toxoplasmosis

isosporiasis

all of these

cryptosporidiosis

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The screening test/s for diagnosis of HIV infection is/are

Dot blot assay

ELISA

all of these

Latex agglutination

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HIV belongs to the family retroviridae and sub-family

Spumavirinae

None of these

Oncovirinae

Lentivirinae

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

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

rapid mutation of HIV

all of these

antibody alone may be insufficient

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Viral infections frequently observed in HIV disease is /are

varicella- zoster

herpes simplex

cytomegalo virus

all of these

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

gp 36

gp 41

gp 140

gp 120

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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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A viral load test detects the

provirus of HIV in infected cells

amount of bacteriophage being produced by E. coli cells

total amount of virus in the infected host

number of viruses being released by each infected cell

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The cells most oftenly infected by HIV are

CD4 + T lymphocytes

CD8 + T lymphocytes

None of these

Null cells

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