Microbiology Mcqs

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Baby born to mother suffering from AIDS, all are true except________________?

(A) Failure to thrive

(B) Have infections

(C) 50% chances to have AIDS

(D) All are true

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The Dane particle is the______________?

(A) HBV

(B) IgG anti HAV

(C) Delta Virus

(D) HBC Ag

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The best way of detecting the presence of viruses in the infected cell – culture is____________?

(A) Cytopathic changes in culture cells

(B) Presence of viral protein in the infected monolayer

(C) Haemagglutination test

(D) Haemagglutination inhibition test

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True about immune response of hepatitis B is__________________?

(A) Antibody of HBs Ag is associated with resistance to infection

(B) Antibody to HBC is not protective

(C) Highest titres of anti HBC are found in persistent carriers of HBs Ag

(D) CMI disappears soon after recover

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Enterically transmitted NANB hepatitis B_____________?

(A) Hepatitis C

(B) Hepatitis D

(C) Hepatitis E

(D) Hepatitis F

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Which of the following methods is adopted for screening HIV infection ?

(A) Virus isolation

(B) Western blot followed by ELISA

(C) ELISA followed by western blot technique

(D) Polymers chain reaction

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Australian antigen is_______________?

(A) HB Ag

(B) HBs AG

(C) HBV

(D) None of the above

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EBV causes all except_________________?

(A) Carcinoma of nasopharynx

(B) Papilloma

(C) Infectious mononucleosis

(D) Burkitt’s lymphoma

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True about HIV are all except______________?

(A) DNA virus

(B) Attacks CD4 cells

(C) Macrophages are the reservoir

(D) Decrease CD4 count in late stages

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