The following are the common highly Active Anti Reteroviral Therapy (HAART) drugs available for HIV infection treatment. Identify the one that is not correctly matched with its symbol:
1. Zidovudine : AZT
2. Didanosine : DDS
3. Zalcibactine : ddC
4. Stavudine : d4T

The “Window Period” is especially important in the epidemiology of HIV infection as:
1. the individual is normally asymptomatic during this stage
2. the load of virus in the body is the heaviest
3. this is the only infective stage for HIV transmission
4. HIV transmission is easiest during this stage

Besides helper T cells, what are two other types of cells that HIV infects?
1. macrophages and brain cells
2. B cells and liver cells
3. plasma cells and neutrophils
4. cytotoxic T cells and brain cells

A cancer, virtually diagnostic of AIDS, is :

1. Retinoblastoma

2. Wilm’stomor

3. Kaposi sarcoma

4. Cancer cervix

The “Red Ribbon Express Train” was flagged off in 2007 with an intent to:
1. spread awareness about the ill effects of drug addiction amongst the youth of the country
2. spread awareness about the prevention of cancers in the country
3. spread awareness regarding the prevention of AIDS in the country
4. spread awareness regarding the ill effects of population explosion and the need for safe and effective contraception for the control of population

Which of the following is not a characteristic of HIV?

1. It mutates rapidly developing new strains.

2. It is retrovirus with two short strands of ss RNA

3. It cannot pass through blood brain barrier

4. It has the unique ability to destroy helper T cells

Which one of the following is a pair of viral diseases?
1. Ringworm, AIDS
2. Common Cold, AIDS
3. Dysentery, common cold
4. Typhoid, Tuberculosis