Q. No.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
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
Pneumocystis jiroveci is a fungus that causes:
| 1. | Athlete’s foot in sportspersons |
| 2. | Pneumoconiosis in farmers |
| 3. | Liver infections in chronic alcoholics |
| 4. | Pneumonia in immune-compromised persons |
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