1. Confirmatory diagnostic test of HIV in children less than 18 month is done with:

A. HIV Rapid test

B. ELISA

C. HIV DNA PCR

D. Triblot

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2. White or yellow plaques on the oropharyngeal mucosa and tongue in an HIV infected person is suggestive of

A. B-cell lymphomas

B. Oral Cadidiasis

C. Stomatitis

D. Wasting syndrome

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3. The first Nucleotide Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors ART medicine introduced was

A. Zidovudine

B. Lamivudine

C. Rifonavir

D. Indinavir

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4. Acronym VCTC stands for

A. Voluntary Counselling and Treatment Centre

B. Voluntary Counselling and Testing Centre

C. Virus Control and Treatment Centre

D. Virus Control and Testing Centre

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5. Reasons to consider ARV drug substitution are all, except:

A. Intolerence

B. Drug Toxicity

C. Occurance fof active Tuberculosis

D. Pregnancy

E. CD4 count below 100/ml

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6. The process of duplication or copying information from DNA is

A. Translation

B. Transcription

C. Replication

D. Translocation

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7. The development of antibodies to a HIV antigen after 'window period' is termed as

A. Seroconversion

B. Plasma conversion

C. Primary infection:

D. Viral set point:

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8. Which of the following drug is associated with increased plasma cholestrol level?

A. Nevirapine

B. Efavirenz

C. Abacavir

D. Tenofovir

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9. Illnesses caused by organisms, some of which usually do not cause disease in person with healthy immune system is termed as

A. Nosocomial infection

B. Systemic infections

C. Opportunistic infections

D. Bloodstream infections

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10. Which of the following is associated with a high incidence of rash and fatal hepatitis?

A. Nevirapine

B. Saquinavir

C. Efavirenz

D. Combivir

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11. Which ART drug is substituted for Efavirenz in pregnanct women?

A. Lamivudine

B. Nevirapine

c. Stavudine

D. Acyclovir

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12. Indications of treatment failure include all, except

A. Recurrent WHO stage 4 status despite 6 months of ART

B. Fall in CD4 count to pre-therapy baseline

C. Plasma viral load >10,000 copies/ml

D. Persistant CD4 level above 400 cell/ml

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13. A malignancy that involves the endothelial layer of blood and lymphatic vessels reported in AIDS patients is

A. Lymphoma

B. Kaposi’s sarcoma

C. Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML)

D. Cryptococcus neoformans.

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14. HAART stands for

A. Hemo Assisted Anti Rotaviral Treatment

B. Hemo Assisted Antiretroviral Therapy

C. Highly Active Ani Rotaviral Treatment

D. Highly Active Anti Retoviral Therapy

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15. A leading cause of blindness in patients with AIDS is

A. Cytomegalovirus Retinitis

B. Kaposi’s Sarcoma

C. Catract

D. Glucoma

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