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- Question
The HIV virus infects primarily
Options- A. brain cells
- B. cells in the immune system
- C. red blood cells
- D. liver cells
- Correct Answer
- cells in the immune system
- 1. If Class IIMHC is not expressed in the thymus, the resulting immune deficiencies would include all of the following except reduced
Options- A. alternative complement activation.
- B. CD8 T cell-mediated cytotoxicity
- C. macrophage activation to vesicular pathogens
- D. IgG synthesis Discuss
- 2. What is the result of an abnormal response of the immune system to part of a person's own body?
Options- A. Passive immunity
- B. Cancer
- C. An allergic response
- D. An autoimmune disease Discuss
- 3. Immunological memory is due to
Options- A. short lived macrophage that can recognize specific pathogens
- B. long lived B cells that secrete a specific antibody
- C. long lived B cells that secrete a specific antigen
- D. short lived helper T cells that signal macrophage to divide Discuss
- 4. What is a protein produced by host cells infected by viruses?
Options- A. Interferon
- B. Histamine
- C. Antiserum
- D. Vaccine Discuss
- 5. To elicit the best antibodies to mouse MHC I, it should be injected into a
Options- A. goat
- B. mouse of the same genetic background (strain)
- C. mouse of a different strain
- D. rat Discuss
- 6. A monoclonal antibody (mAb) specific for the 2,4-dinitrophenyl (DNP) hapten might also bind
Options- A. Leu or Ileu
- B. His or Pro
- C. Tyr or Phe
- D. Ser or Thr Discuss
- 7. The primary reason for AIDS, a deadly disease is that it
Options- A. is caused by a virus
- B. is caused by a bacterium
- C. destroys key components of the body's internal defense system
- D. causes a breakdown of the body's inflammatory response Discuss
- 8. The chemical, typically released by the body in an allergic response is
Options- A. histamine
- B. allergens
- C. antihistamines
- D. perforins Discuss
- 9. An example of an immunodeficiency disorder is
Options- A. thyroiditis
- B. rheumatic fever
- C. systemic lupus erythematosus
- D. AIDS Discuss
- 10. To treat HIV infections using drugs, the major problem is that
Options- A. the drugs that are good inhibitors cannot by synthesized
- B. the drugs interfere with normal digestion
- C. the virus particles with altered (mutant) proteases arise
- D. the drugs are rapidly degraded Discuss
Disease Associated with Immune System problems
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Correct Answer: alternative complement activation.
Correct Answer: An autoimmune disease
Correct Answer: long lived B cells that secrete a specific antibody
Correct Answer: Interferon
Correct Answer: goat
Correct Answer: Tyr or Phe
Correct Answer: destroys key components of the body's internal defense system
Correct Answer: histamine
Correct Answer: AIDS
Correct Answer: the virus particles with altered (mutant) proteases arise
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