Introduction to AIDS

Q.

Can a person on ARVs test negative?

Q.

At which stage of HIV infection does one usually show symptoms of AIDS?

1. When the infecting retrovirus enters host cell

2. When HIV replicates rapidly in helper T-lymphocytes and damages larger number of this

3. Within 15 days of sexual contact with an infected person

4. When viral DNA is produced by reverse transcription

Q. Incubation period of AIDS is generally

1. 10 - 12 years
2. 5 - 10 months
3. 5 - 10 years
4. 12 - 18 years

Q. AIDS stands for

1. Affected organs and infectious diseases
2. Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
3. Acquired immunity against diseases
4. None of the above

Q. The genetic material of the human immunodeficiency virus is made up of

1. 1 copy of double stranded RNA
2. 1 copy of double stranded DNA
   
3. 2 copies of single stranded DNA
   
4. 2 copies of single stranded RNA
   

Q. Write the full forms of the following as they occur in biology.

(ii) AIDS

Q. Full form of AIDS is

Q.

AIDS disease was first reported in

1. USA

2. France

3. Russia

4. Germany

Q. $AIDS$ is considered a syndrome and not a disease. Give reasons.​

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

1. Drug addicts are least susceptible to HIV infection
2. The HIV can be transmitted through eating food together with an infected person
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

Q.

Why aids is not considered as communicable disease?

Q. AIDS is

1. Endemic
2. Epidemic
3. Pandemic
4. None of the above

Q.

AIDS was first discovered in

1. 1981 in Asia

2. 1984 in France

3. 1981 in America

4. 1984 in America

Q. Which one of the following pairs of diseases can spread through blood transfusion

1. Cholera and hepatitis
2. Hepatitis and AIDS
3. Diabetes mellitus and malaria
4. Hay fever and AIDS

Q. What do you mean by endemic species?

Q. AIDS disease is caused by :

1. protozoa
2. virus
3. bacteria
4. worms

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

1. The HIV can be transmitted through eating food together with an infected person
2. Drug addicts are 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

Q. AIDS stands for

1. Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
2. Affected organs and infectious diseases
3. Acquired immunity against diseases
4. None of the above

Q.

AIDS disease was first reported in

1. USA

2. France

3. Russia

4. Germany

Q. AIDS stands for

1. Affected organs and infectious diseases
2. Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome
3. Acquired immunity against diseases
4. None of the above

Q. The genetic material of the human immunodeficiency virus is made up of

1. 1 copy of double stranded RNA
2. 1 copy of double stranded DNA
   
3. 2 copies of single stranded DNA
   
4. 2 copies of single stranded RNA
   

Q. Many of the animals and plants found on islands are

1. Sympatric
2. None of the above
3. Endemic
4. Exotic

Q.

AIDS is not an example of STD.

1. True
2. False

Q. What is a pandemic disease ?

Q. An animal surviving only in a particular area is

1. Eurybaric
2. Endemic
3. Eurychoric
4. Pandemic

Q. The final stage of HIV infection is .

1. SIV
2. HIV fever
3. AIDS

Q. At which stage of HIV infection does one usually shown symptoms of AIDS?

1. When viral DNA is produced by reverse transcriptase
2. Within 15 days of sexual contact with an infected person
3. When the infecting retrovirus enters host cells
4. When HIV replicates rapidly in helper T - lymphocytes damages larger number of these

Q. A plant endemic to India is

1. Banyan

2. Ginkgo

3. Triticum

4. Sequoia

Q. At which stage of HIV infection does one usually shown symptoms of AIDS?

1. Within 15 days of sexual contact with an infected person
2. When the infecting retrovirus enters host cells
3. When viral DNA is produced by reverse transcriptase
4. When HIV replicates rapidly in helper T - lymphocytes damages larger number of these

Q.

Mention the symptoms of AIDS.