AIDS

Question 1

AIDS was first reported in which year and where

Answer 1

In 1981 in homosexual males in USA

Question 2

It is caused by which Virus and which family it belongs to?

Answer 2

It is caused by HIV Virus and it belongs to Retrovirus

Question 3

What is Envelope made of?

Answer 3

Lipid bi-layer

Question 4

Which cell is known as HIV factory

Answer 4

Macrophages

Question 5

Most common HIV Virus in India

Answer 5

HIV-I

Question 6

HIV-II is common where

Answer 6

West Africa/African Countries

Question 7

What is core of virus

Answer 7

Genetic material with enzyme

Question 8

HIV virus is spread only through

Answer 8

Body Fluids

Question 9

HIV Virus is transmitted through

Answer 9

1. Sexual Contact
2. Blood Transfusion
3. Sharing infected needles
4. From infected mother to her child

Question 10

HIV infected person suffers commonly from which infections

Answer 10

1.Mycobacterium (bacteria)
2.Toxoplasma (parasite)

Question 11

The time lag b/w the infection and appearance of AIds symptoms

Answer 11

5-10 years

Question 12

Full form of NACO

Answer 12

National AIDS Control Organization

Question 13

Test for AIDS disease

Answer 13

ELISA

Question 14

How many reverse transcriptase is in HIV

Answer 14

2 molecules

Question 15

What happens when the virus enters into macrophages

Answer 15

RNA genome of the virus replicates to form viral DNA with the help of enzyme reverse transcriptase