Which one of the following is a pair of viral diseases?
1. Ringworm, AIDS
2. Common Cold, AIDS
3. Dysentery, common cold
4. Typhoid, Tuberculosis

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HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, primarily targets:
1. The heart and blood vessels
2. The brain and nervous system
3. The liver and kidney cells
4. Helper T cells and macrophages of the immune system
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The caustative organism of AIDS spreads by

1. Sharing infected needles and syringes
2. Transfusion of infected blood
3. Unsafe sexual relationships
4. All of these
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For diagnosis of AIDS which technique is used?
1. ELISA
2. Northern blotting
3. Widal test 
4. Mantoux test
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HIV infection is not caused by:
1. Transfusion of contaminated blood
2. Sharing the infected needles
3. Shaking hands with infected persons
4. Sexual contact with infected persons
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What is the primary mode of transmission for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS?
1. Through contaminated food and water.
2. By airborne pathogens.
3. Through direct contact with open wounds.
4. Sexual contact and sharing needles/syringes.
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A decrease in which of the following cells in a person infected with HIV leads to development of infections that could have been otherwise overcome:
1. D-lymphocytes
2. T-helper cells
3. T-cytotoxic cells
4. Natural killer cells
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HIV decreases natural immunity of the body by 
1. Destroying antibodies
2. Destroying erythrocytes 
3. Attacking T-lymphocytes 
4. Attacking B-lymphocytes
 
 
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Which one of the following statements is correct w.r.t AIDS?
1. Drug addicts are least susceptible to HIV infection
2. AIDS patients are being fully cured with proper care and nutrition
3. HIV can be transmitted through eating food together with an infected person
4. Causative HIV retrovirus attacks helper T-lymphocytes thus reducing their number
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All of the following are the mode of transmission of AIDS, except
1. Through sharing infected needles as in case of intravenous drug abusers
2. By sharing clothes between the addicts
3. Placental transmission from infected mother
4. Unprotected sexual intercourse with an infected person

 
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