Microbiology Mcqs

The culture media used for cultivation of HSV is_____________?

(A) Chocolate agar

(B) Robertoson’s cooked-meat broth

(C) Chorio allantoic membrane

(D) Sabourad’s agar

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Half-life of free HIV in plasma is________________?

(A) 24 hours

(B) 6 hours

(C) 12 hours

(D) 3 months

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Antibody to HSV will begin to appear_____________________?

(A) in a week and reach a peak in 3 weeks

(B) only after one year

(C) no antibodies are present in primary HSV

(D) antibodies are present in recurrent and chronic apthous stomatitis

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Australia antigen is associated with________________?

(A) Hepatitis B surface antigen in acute hepatitis

(B) AIDS

(C) Chronic leukemia

(D) Basal cell carcinoma

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Bacteriophage was discovered by_________________?

(A) Robert koch

(B) Twort and d’herelle

(C) Menkin

(D) Metchinkoff

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Confirmatory test for HIV infection is a_______________?

(A) ELISA

(B) Immunodot

(C) RIPA

(D) Western Blot

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The virus HIV is produced and propagated in_______________?

(A) Dendritic cells of the lymphnode germinal epithelium

(B) Circulating T4

(C) B- lymphocytes

(D) Epithelial cells of the sex organs

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The following hepatitis virus is transmitted by faeco-oral route________________?

(A) Hepatitis B virus

(B) Hepatitis C virus

(C) Hepatitis

(D) virus

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Virus are sharply differentiated from bacteria by_______________?

(A) Presence of either DNA or RNA

(B) Simple structure

(C) Complex multiplication

(D) All of the above

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Rabies virus________________?

(A) Cytotropic

(B) Dermatotropic

(C) Chromophilic

(D) Neurotropic

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