Transplantation of tissues/organs fails often due to non-acceptance by the patient's body. Which type of immune-response is responsible for such rejections?
(1) Autoimmune response
(2) Cell-mediated immune response
(3) Hormonal immune response
(4) Physiological immune response
Which of the following sets of diseases is caused by bacteria?
(1) Cholera and tetanus
(2) Typhoid and smallpox
(3) Tetanus and mumps
(4) Herpes and influenza
Which of the following is correct regarding AIDS causative agent HIV?
(1) HIV is enveloped virus containing one molecule of single-stranded RNA and one molecule of reverse transcriptase
(2) HIV is enveloped virus that contains two identical molecules of single-stranded RNA and two molecules of reverse transcriptase
(3) HIV is not enveloped retrovirus
(4) HIV does not escape but attacks the acquired immune response
Asthma may be attributed to
1. allergic reaction of the mast cells in the lungs
2. inflammation of the trachea
3. accumulation of fluid in the lungs
4. bacterial infection of the lungs
In higher vertebrates, the immune system can distinguish self-cells and non-self. If this property is lost due to genetic abnormality and it attacks self-cells, then it leads to
1. graft rejection
2. auto-immune disease
3. activate immunity
4. allergic response
Antivenom injection contains preformed antibodies while polio drops that are
administered into the body contain
1. harvested antibodies
2. gamma globulin
3. attenuated pathogens
4. activated pathogens
Which of the following immunoglobulins does constitute the largest percentage in human
milk?
1. lgD
2. IgM
3. IgA
4. lgG
If you suspect major deficiency of antibodies in a person, to which of the following would
you look for confirmatory evidence?
1. Fibrinogen in plasma
2. Serum albumins
3. Haemocytes
4. Serum globulins
Grafted kidney may be rejected in a patient due to
1. Humoral immune response
2. Cell-mediated immune response
3. Passive immune response
4. Innate immune response
Whic of the following diseases is caused by a protozoan?
1. Syphilis
2. Influenza
3. Babesiosis
4. Blastomycosis