Consider the following statements regarding bird flu:
I. Viruses causing bird flu belong to Influenza virus A strain
II. The most pathogenic strain of this virus causing bird flu is H1N1
III. Culling and vaccinating livestock is a short term strategy to prevent flu pandemic.
IV. A human vaccine is available to control the spread of disease in human populations.

Of the above statements, the correct are:

1. I and III only
2. II and IV only
3. I, III and IV only
4. I, II, III and IV

Which of the following is not a characteristic of HIV?

1. It mutates rapidly developing new strains.

2. It is retrovirus with two short strands of ss RNA

3. It cannot pass through blood brain barrier

4. It has the unique ability to destroy helper T cells

A cancer, virtually diagnostic of AIDS, is :

1. Retinoblastoma

2. Wilm’stomor

3. Kaposi sarcoma

4. Cancer cervix

Which part of poppy plant is used to obtain the drug "Smack"?
1. Flowers
2. Leaves
3. Roots
4. Latex

Transplantation of tissues / organs fails often due to non-acceptance by the patient's body. Which type of immune –response is responsible for such rejection
1. Autoimmune response
2. Cell- mediated immune response
3. Hormonal immune response
4. Physiological immune response

Antivenom injection contains preformed antibodies while polio drops that are administered into the body contain :
1. Attenuated pathogens
2. Activated pathogens
3. Harvested antibodies
4. Gamma globulin

Which of the following diseases is caused by a protozoan ?
1. Influenza
2. Babesiosis
3. Blastomycosis
4. Syphilis

If you suspect major deficiency of antibodies in a person, to which of the following would you look for confirmatory evidences?
1. Serum albumins
2. Haemocytes
3. Serum globulins
4. Fibrinogin in plasma

Match each disease with its correct type of vaccine :

    (a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
2. (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
3. (i) (ii) (iv) (iii)
4. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)

Which of the following immunoglobulins does constitute the largest percentage in human milk?
1. Ig M
2. Ig A
3. Ig G
4. Ig D