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  • The commonest mode of transmission of HIV is


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  • A. parenteral
  • B. perintal
  • C. sexual
  • D. oral

  • Correct Answer
  • sexual 

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    • 1. What is the average incubation period for development of AIDS?

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    • A. One year
    • B. Five years
    • C. Ten years
    • D. Twenty years
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    • 2. The commonest opportunistic infection in AIDS patient in India is

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    • A. cryptosporidiosis
    • B. toxoplasmosis
    • C. tuberculosis
    • D. cryptococcosis
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    • 3. The virus(es) which has club-shaped peplomers and infects the respiratory tract is/are

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    • A. Coronavirus '
    • B. Astroviruses
    • C. Norwalk agent
    • D. All of these
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    • 4. What is the shape of rabies virus?

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    • A. Spherical
    • B. Polygonal
    • C. Bullet-shaped
    • D. Tubular
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    • 5. The mode of transmission of hepatitis E is through

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    • A. infected syringes and needles
    • B. faecally contaminated drinking water
    • C. sexual intercourse
    • D. none of these
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    • 6. Fungal infection/s frequently observed in HIV disease is /are:

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    • A. candidiasis
    • B. cryptococcosis
    • C. aspergillosis
    • D. all of these
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    • 7. HIV belongs to the family retroviridae and sub-family

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    • A. Oncovirinae
    • B. Lentivirinae
    • C. Spumavirinae
    • D. None of these
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    • 8. The problem(s) associated with development of a vaccine against HIV is/are

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    • A. antibody alone may be insufficient
    • B. rapid mutation of HIV
    • C. virus can spread from cell to cell by fusion to produce syncytia
    • D. all of these
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    • 9. The cells most oftenly infected by HIV are

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    • A. Null cells
    • B. CD8 + T lymphocytes
    • C. CD4 + T lymphocytes
    • D. None of these
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    • 10. A viral load test detects the

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    • A. provirus of HIV in infected cells
    • B. total amount of virus in the infected host
    • C. number of viruses being released by each infected cell
    • D. amount of bacteriophage being produced by E. coli cells
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