Which virus is responsible for causing HIV infection and eventually AIDS?

D. Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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81.
Of the following diseases, the one caused by a worm is?
Correct Answer: A. Trichinosis
One-liner
The disease caused by a worm among the given options is Trichinosis.
82.
HIV is also known as _?
Correct Answer: A. AIDS
One-liner
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome), but they are not the same thing — HIV is the virus, and AIDS is the advanced stage of HIV infection.
83.
Which disease is considered the oldest?
Correct Answer: C. Influenza
One-liner
Influenza is considered the oldest known disease, with historical records dating back thousands of years.
84.
Jaundice (hepatitis) is a disease of _?
Correct Answer: D. Liver
One-liner
Jaundice (hepatitis) is a disease of the liver.
85.
Viral diseases in fish are considered under which disease category?
Correct Answer: D. Infectious diseases
One-liner
Viral diseases in fish are classified as infectious diseases because they are caused by pathogenic microorganisms (viruses) that can spread from one fish to another.
86.
Which virus is responsible for causing HIV infection and eventually AIDS?
Correct Answer: D. Human Immunodeficiency Virus
One-liner
The virus responsible for HIV infection and AIDS is the Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
87.
In polio (also called poliomyelitis), how many children leads to irreversible paralysis out of 200 infections?
Correct Answer: B. One
One-liner
Out of every 200 polio infections, approximately one child develops irreversible paralysis.
88.
If bile pigments are prevented from leaving the digestive tract, the condition caused is called _?
Correct Answer: B. Jaundice
One-liner
The condition caused by the accumulation of bile pigments in the body when they cannot exit the digestive tract is called Jaundice.
89.
Viral disease that is widely spread and caused by enveloped RNA virus is _?
Correct Answer: C. Influenza
One-liner
The widely spread viral disease caused by an enveloped RNA virus is Influenza.
90.
Past Paper MCQ
Which of the following is NOT the cause of typhoid?
Correct Answer: D. Virus
One-liner
Typhoid is caused by the bacterium *Salmonella typhi*, not by a virus.

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