NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQ: HUMAN HEALTH AND DISEASES

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Select the incorrect statements regarding AIDS from the following

I) AIDS is caused by a retrovirus have two molecules of single-stranded RNA as its genome

II) AIDS can be successfully treated using anti-retroviral drungs

III) Macrophages act as a viral factory as it leads to the continuous production of new viral particles

IV) In AIDS, a decrease in B-lymphocyte count is seen

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Correct option: A

II and IV

Option A (II and IV) is correct because AIDS cannot be successfully treated using anti-retroviral drugs (they only suppress the virus) and in AIDS, there is a decrease in T-lymphocyte count, not B-lymphocyte count.

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