Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to AIDS?
1. | HIV can be transmitted through eating food together with an infected person. |
2. | Drug addicts are the least susceptible to HIV infection. |
3. | AIDS patients are being fully cured cent per cent with proper care and nutrition. |
4. | The causative HIV retrovirus enters helper T-lymphocytes thus reducing their numbers. |
Which of the following is a pair of viral diseases?
1. Ringworm, AIDS
2. Common cold, AIDS
3. Dysentery, common cold
4. Typhoid, tuberculosis
Use of anti-histamine and steroids give a quick relief from:
1. | allergy | 2. | nausea |
3. | cough | 4. | headache |
A person likely to develop tetanus is immunised by administering:
1. dead germs
2. preformed antibodies
3. wide spectrum antibiotics
4. weakened germs
Which one of the following statements is correct?
1. | Patients, who have undergone surgery are given cannabinoids to relieve pain |
2. | Benign tumours show the property of metastasis |
3. | Heroin accelerates body functions |
4. | Malignant tumours may exhibit metastasis |
The letter T, in T- lymphocyte refers to:
1. thyroid
2. thalamus
3. tonsil
4. thymus
Match the disease in column-I with the appropriate items (pathogen/prevention/treatment) in column-II.
Column I | Column II | ||
A. | Amoebiasis | 1. | Treponema pallidum |
B. | Diphtheria | 2. | Use only sterilized food and water |
C. | Cholera | 3. | DPT vaccine |
D. | Syphilis | 4. | Use oral rehydration therapy |
1. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
2. A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
3. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
4. A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
Which one of the following is the correct statement regarding the particular psychotropic drug specified?
1. | Hashish causes alter thought perceptions and hallucinations. |
2. | Opium stimulates the nervous system and causes hallucinations. |
3. | Morphine leads to delusions and disturbed emotions. |
4. | Barbiturates cause relaxation and temporary euphoria. |
To which type of barriers under innate immunity, do the saliva in the mouth and the tears from the eyes, belong?
1. Cytokine barriers
2. Cellular barriers
3. Physiological barriers
4. Physical barriers
Cornea transplant in humans is almost never rejected. This is because:
1. its cells are least penetrable by bacteria
2. it has no blood supply
3. it is composed of enucleated cells
4. it is a non-living layer