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161 Which test is used to confirm typhoid fever? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Common human diseases
Easy
162 Which mosquito transmits filariasis? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Common human diseases
Easy
163 In malaria, the high recurring fever is caused by the release of Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Common human diseases
Medium
164 Which organ is infected in pneumonia but not in the common cold? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Common human diseases
Medium
165 In a village, many people have amoebic dysentery and the houses have large numbers of houseflies. What role d… Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Common human diseases
Hard
166 Interferons, which protect non-infected cells from viral infection, belong to which barrier of innate immunit… Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Immunity
Easy
167 An antibody molecule is represented as Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Immunity
Easy
168 A person bitten by a snake is given an anti-venom injection. What type of immunity does this provide? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Immunity
Medium
169 Which lymphocytes are mainly responsible for rejection of a transplanted organ? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Immunity
Medium
170 A child had measles once and never gets it again despite later exposure. Which property of acquired immunity … Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Immunity
Hard
171 Which type of antibody is produced in allergic reactions? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Vaccination, allergy and autoimmunity
Easy
172 Rheumatoid arthritis is an example of Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Vaccination, allergy and autoimmunity
Easy
173 The hepatitis B vaccine is produced using recombinant DNA technology in Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Vaccination, allergy and autoimmunity
Medium
174 Which chemicals released from mast cells cause allergy symptoms? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Vaccination, allergy and autoimmunity
Medium
175 A person with a deep wound is given anti-tetanus serum instead of the tetanus vaccine. Why? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
Vaccination, allergy and autoimmunity
Hard
176 HIV belongs to which group of viruses? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
AIDS and cancer
Easy
177 Which property is lost when normal cells become cancerous? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
AIDS and cancer
Easy
178 Which cells act as an "HIV factory" in an infected person? Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
AIDS and cancer
Medium
179 The spread of cancer cells from the original tumour to distant sites through the blood is called Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
AIDS and cancer
Medium
180 Why does an AIDS patient suffer from many infections, such as by Mycobacterium and Toxoplasma, that a healthy… Biology/Biological Studies/Biotechnology/Biochemistry
AIDS and cancer
Hard