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The best way of detecting the presence of viruses in the infected cell – culture is____________?

  • (A)  Cytopathic changes in culture cells
  • (B)  Presence of viral protein in the infected monolayer
  • (C)  Haemagglutination test
  • (D)  Haemagglutination inhibition test
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


True about immune response of hepatitis B is__________________?

  • (A)  Antibody of HBs Ag is associated with resistance to infection
  • (B)  Antibody to HBC is not protective
  • (C)  Highest titres of anti HBC are found in persistent carriers of HBs Ag
  • (D)  CMI disappears soon after recover
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Enterically transmitted NANB hepatitis B_____________?

  • (A)  Hepatitis C
  • (B)  Hepatitis D
  • (C)  Hepatitis E
  • (D)  Hepatitis F
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Which of the following methods is adopted for screening HIV infection ?

  • (A)  Virus isolation
  • (B)  Western blot followed by ELISA
  • (C)  ELISA followed by western blot technique
  • (D)  Polymers chain reaction
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Australian antigen is_______________?

  • (A)  HB Ag
  • (B)  HBs AG
  • (C)  HBV
  • (D)  None of the above
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EBV causes all except_________________?

  • (A)  Carcinoma of nasopharynx
  • (B)  Papilloma
  • (C)  Infectious mononucleosis
  • (D)  Burkitt’s lymphoma
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


True about HIV are all except______________?

  • (A)  DNA virus
  • (B)  Attacks CD4 cells
  • (C)  Macrophages are the reservoir
  • (D)  Decrease CD4 count in late stages
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


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
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


Half-life of free HIV in plasma is________________?

  • (A)  24 hours
  • (B)  6 hours
  • (C)  12 hours
  • (D)  3 months
Submitted By :Ali Uppal


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
Submitted By :Ali Uppal