Following are the characteristics of Cryptococcus neoformans EXCEPT________________?

Related Mcqs:

1. HIV is transmitted by all of the following routes except________________?

   A. Saliva
   B. Needle prick injury
   C. Blood transmission
   D. Sexual intercourse

2. Chlamydia causes all of the following except________________?

   A. Trachoma
   B. Non-gonococcal urethritis
   C. Pneumonia
   D. Parotitis

3. The following are applicable to bacterial genoms except________________?

   A. It is composed of DNA
   B. It doe not contain histones
   C. It is circular
   D. Its DNA has both introns and extrons

4. Each of the following can cause food poisoning except________________?

   A. Cl. difficile
   B. Staphylococcus
   C. Cl. welchii
   D. Cl. botulinum

5. A diabetic patient developed cellulitis due to staphylococcus aureus, which was found to be Methicillin resistant on the antibiotic sensitivity testing. All of the following antibiotics will be appropriate EXCEPT________________?

   A. Vancomycin
   B. Imipenem
   C. Teichoplanin
   D. Linezolid

6. All are true about Entamoeba histolytica except________________?

   A. Cysts are 8 nucleated
   B. Cysts are 4 nucleated
   C. Trophozoites colonise in the colon
   D. The chromatid bodies are stained by iodides

7. All the following muscles of larynx are supplied by the recurrent laryngeal nerve except________________?

   A. Cricohyoid
   B. Cricothyroid
   C. Arytenoid
   D. Aryepiglotticus

8. Lymphatic leukemoid reaction is usually seen in the following EXCEPT________________?

   A. Tuberculosis
   B. Pertussis
   C. Lobar pneumonia
   D. Viral infections

9. All of the following viruses are capable of causing human cancers except________________?

   A. papilloma virus
   B. Hepatitis B virus
   C. Epstein Barr virus
   D. Parvovirus B-19

10. All of the following about prostaglandins and leukotriene are correct except________________?

    A. Arachidonic acid is metabolized to form prostaglandins and leukotrienes
    B. COX-1 is inducible in many tissues
    C. COX is induced by cytokines at the site of inflammation
    D. Leukotrienes cause bronchoconstriction