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Q1.

Consider the following statements regarding Japanese Encephalitis (JE): 1. It is a viral disease primarily transmitted by Culex mosquitoes. 2. Pigs and water birds act as amplifying hosts in the transmission cycle. 3. There is no specific antiviral treatment available for JE. Which of the statements given above are correct?

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(A)

1 and 2 only

(B)

2 and 3 only

(C)

1 and 3 only

(D)

1, 2 and 3

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Which of the following diseases is caused by a prion, which is an infectious agent composed entirely of protein material?

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(A)

Lyme disease

(B)

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease

(C)

Leptospirosis

(D)

Toxoplasmosis

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