RETROVIRIDAE QUIZ

HIV belongs to the family retroviridae and sub-family

Oncovirinae

Lentivirinae

Spumavirinae

None of these

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

aspergillosis

candidiasis

all of these

cryptococcosis

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

rapid mutation of HIV

antibody alone may be insufficient

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

all of these

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The cells most oftenly infected by HIV are

Null cells

CD8 + T lymphocytes

CD4 + T lymphocytes

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What is the average incubation period for development of AIDS?

One year

Five years

Ten years

Twenty years

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Viral infections frequently observed in HIV disease is /are

herpes simplex

cytomegalo virus

varicella- zoster

all of these

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The commonest bacterial infection in HIV disease is/are

bartonella infection

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salmonella infection

mycobacterial infection

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

virus isolation

detection of viral nucleic acid

detection of p24 antigen

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HIV can infect

CD4 + T lymphocytes

M (membranous) cells

Microglial cells

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