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Which of the following statements is FALSE?
-Fungi and yeast are closely related to each other.
-The HIV virus belongs to a category of viruses known as retroviruses.
-The common cold can be prevented with antiviral drugs or a vaccine.
-Pentamidine (Nebupent, Pentam) is used to treat Pneumocystis jiroveci
pneumonia. - Ans✔✔-The common cold can be prevented with antiviral drugs
or a vaccine.
Candida albicans infections of the mouth are also known as:
-thrush
-oral candidiasis
-monilia - Ans✔✔-All of the above
, Drugs used to treat HIV do all of the following, EXCEPT:
-avoid the complications of opportunistic infections.
-delay the onset of AIDS.
-decrease the viral load.
-cure HIV. - Ans✔✔-cure HIV
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
-The discovery of penicillin antibiotic drugs came before the discovery of
sulfonamide antibiotic drugs.
-Antibiotic drugs that can kill a variety of different types of bacteria are known
as broad spectrum anitbiotic drugs.
-Sulfonamide drugs interfere with the growth of some bacteria that make their
own folic acid.
-A human cell has a cell membrane, while a bacterium has a cell wall. - Ans✔✔-
The discovery of penicillin antibiotic drugs came before the discovery of
sulfonamide antibiotic drugs.
Which of the following statements is FALSE?
-The word retrovirus is a shortened form of the phrase reverse transcriptase
plus the word virus.
-Zidovudine (Retrovir) for HIV and AIDS was originally known as azidothymidine
which is how it got the abbreviation AZT.
-The human immunodeficiency virus is a retrovirus.
-Now there are several categories of drugs that are able to kill HIV. - Ans✔✔-
Now there are several categories of drugs that are able to kill HIV.
Which of the following is an AIDS-related infection or disease?