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Important Questions on Human Health and Diseases

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HIV that causes AIDS, first starts destroying:
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HIV decreases natural immunity of the body by destroying
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Explain the mechanism by which HIV multiplies and leads to AIDS.
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Which of the following is correct regarding AIDS causative agent HIV?
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Which of the following statements are not true for cancer cells in relation to mutations?
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Explain the mechanism by which HIV multiplies and leads to AIDS.
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Which one of the following properties of normal cell is lost during its transition to cancerous cell?
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Identify the enzyme that catalyses the step labelled as 'M' in the given schematic representation of replication of retrovirus.

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Write a note on control and preventive measuresAIDS
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Match the disease given in Column I with the principal causal organism in Column II and choose the correct combination.
Column I Column II
P AIDS i HBV
Q Syphilis ii Neisseria sp.
R Viral hepatitis iii Treponema sp.
(S) Gonorrhoea iv HIV
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At which stage of HIV infection does one usually show symptoms of AIDS?
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Enzyme X catalyzes hydrolysis of GTP into GDP. The GTP-bound form of X transmits a signal that leads to cell proliferation. The GDP-bound form does not transmit any such signal. Mutations in X are found in many cancers. Which of the following alterations of X are most likely to contribute to cancer?
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In which blood corpuscles, the HIV undergoes replication and produces progeny viruses?
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Study the following statements.
I) Cancer of connective tissues is called carcinoma.
II) α-lactalbumin is used to treat emphysema.
III) Chromium is carcinogenic.
IV) Sporadic cancers are non-hereditary.

Correct statements of the above is:

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Which is the most feared property of malignant tumors?
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Identify the techniques useful in detecting the cancers of internal organs.
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List down the symptoms of AIDS as defined by WHO.