Question:- Name an antiviral medicine used for a clinical trial by Gilead Sciences for COVID-19 treatment? A. Favipiravir B. Triazavirin C. Remdesivir D. None of the above
Answer:- Trial is conducted on COVID-19 patients in the Chicago hospital with Gilead Sciences antiviral medicine remdesivir.
Question:- .........tests favipiravir as a COVID-19 treatment. A. Fijifilms B. Fujifiran C. Safoni team D. None of the above
Answer:- Ans. A Explanation: Fujifilm is testing up production of its antiviral treatment favipiravir for COVID-19. Let us tell you that phase III clinical trials are ongoing in Japan, and the government has ordered 2 million treatment courses. In the US, Fujifilm started Phase II trials. Fujifilm sells Favipiravir under the brand name Avigan and it has been approved by Japan since 2014 to treat influenza and other viral strains that do not respond to other drugs.
Question:- Which of the following statement is correct about antiviral? A. The work of antiviral drugs is to stop the replication of virus or infecting cells. B. They include complex biotechnology therapies to older generics. C. Examples of antiviral include HIV drugs, treatments for hepatitis C, etc. D. All the above are correct
Answer:- Ans. D Explanation: Antiviral drugs stop the working of the virus from replicating or infecting cells. They include everything from complex biotechnology therapies to older generics. Examples of other antivirals include HIV drugs, treatments of hepatitis C, and the influenza treatment Tamiflu, etc.
Question:- Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are which type of drugs? A. Antiviral B. Anti-Malarial C. Anti-Bacterial D. None of the above
Answer:- Ans. B Explanation: Hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are anti-malarial drugs that have been tested in other outbreaks and for COVID-19 also.
Question:- What is the name of a therapy in which blood is infused from the recovered patients of COVID-19 to other critical COVID-19 patients? A. Convalescent Plasma B. Plasma Therapy C. Both A and B D. Neither A nor B
Answer:- Ans. C Explanation: In Convalescent Plasma or Plasma Therapy the blood of the recovered person as it is rich in antibodies is used to treat other sick people. Here convalescent plasma is the liquid part of the blood from the recovered patients of COVID-19
Question:- Which of the following statements is/are true about Plasma? A. The liquid part of the blood is plasma. B. It is made up of only protein. C. It consists of antibodies D. Only A and C are correct
Answer:- Ans. D Explanation: The liquid part of the blood is plasma. It is made up of large water and proteins. It provides a medium for RBC, WBC and platelets to circulate through the body. And it also consists of antibodies.
Question:- For which outbreaks, Convalescent Plasma Therapy is also used? A. Ebola Virus B. SARS C. MERS D. All the above
Answer:- Ans. D Explanation: Convalescent Plasma Therapy was used for the Ebola virus and other coronavirus diseases like SARS and MERS.
Question:- Which of the following statement is/are true about Novavaxs vaccine? A. It is meant to create antibodies that block a protein "spike" that the virus uses to infect its host. B. After seeing a strong immune response in animal testing, Novavax selected its vaccine candidate in April. C. Novavax Inc. is a company and the name of the drug is NVX-CoV2373. D. All the above are correct
Answer:- Ans. D Explanation: Novavaxs vaccine is meant to create antibodies that block a protein "spike" that the virus uses to infect its host. It has selected its vaccine candidate in April after seeing a strong immune response in animal testing.
Question:- Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct about Aspergillosis? A. It is an infection. B. It is an allergic reaction C. It is a fungal growth. D. All the above
Answer:- Ans. D Explanation: Aspergillosis is an infection, allergic reaction, or fungal growth caused by the Aspergillus fungus. After black, white, and yellow, cases of a new fungal infection named aspergillosis were reported in the country.
Question:- Which of the following is/are the symptoms of Black Fungus? 1. Facial Swelling 2. Nasal Congestion 3. Headache A. Only 1 B. Both 2 and 3 C. Only 2 D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer:- Ans. D Explanation: Black Fungus or Mucormycosis symptoms include facial swelling, nasal congestion, and headache. If the lungs are infected then the symptoms include fever, cough, and shortness of breath.
Question:- Which of the following are the causes of Yellow Fungus infection? 1. Poor hygiene 2. Moisture and heat 3. Contaminated food 4. Overuse of steroids A. 1 and 4 B. 2, 3 and 4 C. 1, 2 and 3 D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer:- Ans. D Explanation: The causes of Yellow Fungus infection are poor hygiene, moisture, and heat, contaminated food, and overuse of steroids.
Question:- Which of the following statements regarding Isolation during COVID-19 is/are correct? 1. It is used for people suffering from COVID-19 symptoms or who have tested positive for the virus. 2. In isolation means being separated from other people, mainly in a medical facility where you can receive clinical care. A. Only 1 B. Only 2 C. Both 1 and 2 D. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer:- Ans. C Explanation: Isolation is used for those people who have COVID-19 symptoms or who have tested positive. In isolation means being separated from other people, mainly in a medical facility where you can receive clinical care. As per WHO, if any person has symptoms then he or she should remain in isolation for at least 10 days plus an additional 3 days without symptoms. If a person is infected and does not develop symptoms then he or she should remain in isolation for 10 days from the time he or she tests positive.
Question:- In India, when did the second phase of COVID-19 vaccination start? A. December 2020 B. January 2021 C. February 2021 D. March 2021
Answer:- Ans. D Explanation: On 1 March, 2021, the second phase of vaccination started in India that allows all Indians above the age of 60 and Indians between the age of 45 and 59 with comorbidities to be vaccinated.
Question:- Consider the following statements. 1. When a virus does not change is called a mutation. 2. A virus with one or more new mutations is known as a “variant” of the original virus. Which of the following statements is/are correct? A. Only 1 B. Only 2 C. Both 1 and 2 D. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer:- Ans. B Explanation: When a virus replicates makes copies of itself sometimes changes a little bit which is normal for a virus. These changes are known as mutations and a virus with one or more new mutations is known as a "variant" of the original virus.