Common cold is not cured by antibiotics because it is
caused by a virus
caused by a Gram-positive bacterium
caused by a Gram-negative bacterium
caused by a Gram-negative bacterium
Select the correct statements with respect to diseases and immunisation
if due to some reason B and T - lymphocytes are damaged, the body will not produce antibodies against a pathogen
injection of dead/inactivated pathogens causes passive immunity
certain protozoans have been used to mass produce hepatitis B vaccine
certain protozoans have been used to mass produce hepatitis B vaccine
Select the correct statement from the ones given below
Barbiturates, when given to criminals, make them tell the truth
Morphine is often given to person who has undergone surgery as a pain killer
Chewing tobacco lowers blood pressure and heart rate
Chewing tobacco lowers blood pressure and heart rate
Widal test is used for the diagnosis of
Malaria
pneumonia
tuberculosis
tuberculosis
D.
tuberculosis
Widal test is bacterial agglutination test, originally introduced by Widal for diagnosis of typhoid fever. Widal test is based upon antigen-antibody serological interactions. Typhoid or enteric fever is caused by a Gram - negative bacterium Salmonella commonly found in the human intestine. Infection of typhoid bacteria stimulates the production of immune - specific agglutinins, which are released in blood plasma.
Which one of the following statements is correct with respect to AIDS?
The HIV can be transmitted through eating food together with an infected person
Durg addicts are least susceptible to HIV infection
AIDS patients are being fully cured cent percent with proper care and nutrition
AIDS patients are being fully cured cent percent with proper care and nutrition
Fastest distribution of some injectible material /medicine and with no risk of any kind can be achieved by injecting it into the
muscles
arteries
veins
veins
Which one of the following techniques is safest for the detection of cancer?
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Radiography (X -ray)
Computed Tomography (CT)
Computed Tomography (CT)
A person suffering from a disease caused by Plasmodium experiences recurring chill and fever at the time when the
sporozoites released from RBCs are being rapidly killed and broken down inside spleen
trophozoites reach maximum growth and give out certain toxins
Parasite after its rapid multiplication inside RBCs ruptures them, releasing the stage to enter fresh RBCs
Parasite after its rapid multiplication inside RBCs ruptures them, releasing the stage to enter fresh RBCs