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 |
Overdose of morphine causes respiratory depression and coma. When this occurs, the symptoms can be reversed with an antidote called:
1. | Naloxone | 2. | Benzedrine |
3. | Protamine sulfate | 4. | Flumazenil |
Which of the following is not an expected sign in a person suffering from pneumonia?
1. | High-grade fever with chills |
2. | Sharp or stabbing chest pain during deep breaths |
3. | Decreased rate of breathing |
4. | Productive cough |
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Why do cancer cells kill?
1. | They press upon the vital organs of the body |
2. | They deprive the normal cells of their nutrition |
3. | They release large amounts of toxins into the body |
4. | They lead to a heightened immune response against themselves |
Consider the given two statements:
I: | Viral infections of human cells are inhibited only by human interferon. |
II: | In contrast to antibodies, interferons are not virus-specific but host-specific. |
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.