AIDS

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Write a short note on AIDS.

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What is the mode of transmission of AIDS ?

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Which of the following diseases spreads through infected needles or blood transfusion?

1. Hepatitis B

2. AIDS

3. Measles

4. Both (A) and (B)

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AIDS cannot be transmitted by:

1. Sexual contact

2. Hugs

3. Breastfeeding

4. Blood transfusion

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Name two modes of transmission of AIDS.

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Who proved RNA as genetic material?

Q. Preparation of anti-viral drugs is more difficult than anti-bacterial medicines because_______________.

1. Virus makes use of host machinery
2. Virus lacks a cellular structure
3. Virus has a very few biochemical mechanism of its own
4. All of these

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Write short notes on

(a) AIDS ; (b) Malaria.

Q. Which of the following diseases spreads through air?

1. Tuberculosis
2. AIDS
3. Dysentery
4. Cholera

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It was diagnosed that the body of a patient has lost its power of fighting any infection. Name the disease he is suffering from. What type of microbe is responsible for this disease and how does it spread from one person to the other.

Q. Name the causative germ of AIDS. How is this disease transmitted?

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What are examples of viruses?

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The body of a patient has lost its power of fighting any infection. Name the disease responsible for this.

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What is full form of HIV ?

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Why a person suffering from AIDS cannot fight even very small infections?

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What does HIV stand for?

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What is an arbovirus?

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Identify the wrong statement.

A. A vaccine is a biological preparation that contains active or weakened microbes.

B. Polio is an infectious disease caused by bacteria.

C. Cancer is caused due to abnormalities in DNA.

D. Lifestyle habits can cause diseases like obesity.

1. A only

2. B and C

3. C only

4. B only

Q. Tuberculosis is an example of __________ disease.

1. air-borne
2. water-borne
3. vector-borne
4. sexually transmitted

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Mention two means of physical contacts by which AIDS does not spread.

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Write full form of AIDS.

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Write the full form of AIDS and STD.

Q. Give any four modes of transmission of AIDS.

Q. Which of the following is a viral disease?

1. Cholera
2. Tetanus
3. Whooping cough
4. AIDS

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Why is making of antiviral drugs more difficult than making of antibacterial medicines?

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Expand the term AIDS.

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Tuberculosis is an example of __ borne disease.

Q. Anti-viral drugs can help in keeping _____ infection under control.

1. Tuberculosis
2. Malaria
3. Anthrax
4. HIV

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State the symptoms of Addison’s disease.

Q. Which of the following statements is correct with respect to AIDS ?

1. Drug addicts are least susceptible to HIV infection.
2. AIDS patients are being fully cured cent percent with proper care and nutrition.
3. The causative HIV retroviruses enters helper T-lymphocytes thus reducing their number.
4. HIV can be transmitted through eating food together with an infected person.