RETROVIRIDAE QUIZ

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

all of these

Dot blot assay

Latex agglutination

ELISA

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The commonest bacterial infection in HIV disease is/are

bartonella infection

mycobacterial infection

all of these

salmonella infection

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The commonest mode of transmission of HIV is

perintal

oral

sexual

parenteral

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What is the average incubation period for development of AIDS?

Five years

One year

Twenty years

Ten years

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HIV can infect

All of these

M (membranous) cells

Microglial cells

CD4 + T lymphocytes

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

virus isolation

All of these

detection of viral nucleic acid

detection of p24 antigen

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The commonest opportunistic infection in AIDS patient in India is

tuberculosis

cryptococcosis

cryptosporidiosis

toxoplasmosis

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

cryptosporidiosis

toxoplasmosis

isosporiasis

all of these

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

antibody alone may be insufficient

rapid mutation of HIV

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

all of these

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

gp 120

gp 41

gp 36

gp 140

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