World wide people infected with Ascaris lumbricoides are estimated to be about:
1. 1 million
2. 10 million
3. 20 million
4. 1 billion
Wernicke’s Encephalopathy is a severe complication of chronic alcoholism. This is caused due to deficiency of:
1. Thiamine
2. Cyanocobalamin
3. Serotonin
4. Dopamine
Interleukin -2 and alpha interferon are showing promise in the treatment of cancers. They are:
1. | Immunostimulants | 2. | Phagocytes |
3. | Chemotherapeutic agents | 4. | Radiotherapeutic agents |
Artemisinin is a drug that is now a worldwide standard treatment of:
1. | Rheumatoid arthritis | 2. | Lung cancer |
3. | Malaria | 4. | Plague |
Complement triggers all the following immune functions except:
1. | Phagocytosis | 2. | Inflammation |
3. | Membrane attack | 4. | Anamnestic response |
Antigen presentation is a process by which the innate immune system:
1. | Recruits immune cells to sites of infection |
2. | Activates the complement cascade |
3. | Activates the adaptive immune system |
4. | Acts as a physical and chemical barrier to infectious agents |
Consider the given two statements:
I: | Rhinovirus, the most common virus causing common cold has a tendency to affect the upper respiratory tract. |
II: | The mucosa associated lymphoid tissue is not present in the upper respiratory tract. |
1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I
3. I is correct and II is incorrect
4. Both I and II are incorrect
Consider the given two statements:
I: | The acquired immune response is called "adaptive". |
II: | In acquired immunity, pathogen-specific receptors are "acquired" during the lifetime of the organism. |
1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I.
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I.
3. I is correct and II is incorrect.
4. Both I and II are incorrect.
Identify the incorrect statement regarding dengue:
1. | Dengue fever virus (DENV) is an RNA arbo virus. |
2. | Dengue can also be transmitted via infected blood products and through organ donation. |
3. | The virus has five types; infection with one type usually gives lifelong immunity to all types. |
4. | The disease is also known by the common name ‘break bone fever’. |
The following are the common highly Active Anti Reteroviral Therapy (HAART) drugs available for HIV infection treatment. Identify the one that is not correctly matched with its symbol:
1. Zidovudine : AZT
2. Didanosine : DDS
3. Zalcibactine : ddC
4. Stavudine : d4T