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 |
Consider the given two statements:
I: | The malarial parasite is relatively protected from attack by the body's immune system. |
II: | The parasite is enveloped in a protective protein and lipopolysaccharide layer. |
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: | Post exposure vaccinations with antibodies in rabies are typically highly effective. |
II: | Vaccination after exposure is neither a treatment nor a cure for rabies; it can only prevent the development of rabies in a person if given before the virus reaches the brain. |
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 about amphetamines:
1. | Amphetamines are synthetic drugs, structurally similar to adrenaline. |
2. | They are used to treat morbid obesity and narcolepsy. |
3. | They are frequently called “superman” drugs. |
4. | They are CNS depressants. |
The persistent conviction that one is or is likely to become ill, often involving symptoms when illness is neither present nor likely, and persisting despite reassurance and medical evidence to the contrary, is called as:
1. | Hypochondria | 2. | Neurasthenia |
3. | Phobia | 4. | Anxiety neurosis |