RETROVIRIDAE QUIZ

A viral load test detects the

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

provirus of HIV in infected cells

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HIV can infect

Microglial cells

All of these

M (membranous) cells

CD4 + T lymphocytes

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

virus isolation

detection of p24 antigen

All of these

detection of viral nucleic acid

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

gp 36

gp 41

gp 120

gp 140

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The commonest mode of transmission of HIV is

sexual

oral

parenteral

perintal

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

all of these

isosporiasis

toxoplasmosis

cryptosporidiosis

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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

sticky proteins that allow it to bind tightly to host cells

more than 100 copies of the viral genome

a viral enzyme known as reverse transcriptase

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

all of these

Latex agglutination

Dot blot assay

ELISA

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

candidiasis

cryptococcosis

aspergillosis

all of these

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