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Why Do We Fall Ill

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Which of the following was the first disease against which immunisation was given by English physician Edward Jenner?

  1. Smallpox

  2. Typhoid

  3. Jaundice

  4. Malaria

  5. Common cold


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Edward Jenner created the vaccine for smallpox two centuries ago.

Which of the following diseases is/are caused by fungi?

  1. Skin infections

  2. Peptic ulcers

  3. Cold and cough

  4. Loose motions

  5. Diabetes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

This is the correct answer. Skin infections are caused by fungi.

Which of the following statements about vaccines is/are correct?

a. A vaccine is an antigen that is injected or swallowed. b. Antigens are treated before being introduced into the body of the person in order to make them relatively harmless. c. Antigens cause the development of active immunity in a patient.

  1. only a

  2. only b

  3. only c

  4. a, b and c

  5. Both a and c


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as all the statements about vaccines are correct.

Mrs. Khan has been suffering from headache since morning. This indicates that Mrs. Khan is suffering from

  1. a chronic disease

  2. an acute disease

  3. a communicable disease

  4. an incommunicable disease

  5. some disease, but does not indicate the disease


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as the headache is just a symptom of a disease, but does not indicate the disease.

Which of the following diseases is/are not caused by bacteria?

  1. Typhoid

  2. Cholera

  3. Malaria

  4. Tuberculosis

  5. Anthrax


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Malaria is caused by protozoan.

Which part of the body is/are affected in peptic ulcers?

  1. Lungs

  2. Stomach and duodenum

  3. Throat and nose

  4. Brain

  5. Respiratory tract


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is correct. Peptic ulcers are painful bleeding areas within the stomach and duodenum.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Diseases which last for a short time are called acute diseases. b. Diseases which last for a very long time are called chronic diseases. c. Diseases are classified as chronic or acute on the basis of duration.

  1. Only a

  2. Only b

  3. Only c

  4. Both a and b

  5. All a, b and c


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as all the statements are correct. Diseases which last for a short time are called acute diseases. Diseases which last for a very long time are called chronic diseases. Diseases are classified as chronic or acute on the basis of duration.

Which of the following statements is/are correct about infectious diseases?

  1. They are spread by microbes.

  2. They spread very quickly.

  3. They have mild symptoms and last for a long time.

  4. Both 1 and 2

  5. 1, 2 and 3


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Infectious diseases are spread by microbes and spread very quickly in a community. This is the correct answer.

The protozoan Leishmania causes

  1. sleeping sickness

  2. kala-azar

  3. elephantiasis

  4. typhoid

  5. cholera


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is caused by the protozoan Leishmania.

Which of the following organisms cause elephantiasis?

  1. Viruses

  2. Protozoa

  3. Worm

  4. Bacteria

  5. Fungi


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Elephantiasis is caused by worms and is a chronic disease.

Which of the following disease-causing microbes live and remain active inside the host cells?

a. Protozoa b. Viruses c. Fungi d. Bacteria

  1. a, b and d

  2. b, c and d

  3. a and c

  4. Only b

  5. Only d


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Viruses are the disease-causing microbes that live and remain active inside the host cells.

Which of the following diseases is transmitted by sexual contact?

  1. Malaria

  2. Cholera

  3. Syphilis

  4. Kala-azar

  5. Elephantiasis


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as syphilis and AIDS are transmitted by sexual contact.

Which of the following protozoa is responsible for sleeping sickness?

  1. Leishmania

  2. Trypanosoma

  3. Ascaris

  4. Antomeoba

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Sleeping sickness is a disease caused by a protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei. The tsetse fly spreads it.

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

  1. Communicable diseases are transferred from a patient to a healthy person.

  2. Communicable diseases are caused by pathogens.

  3. Communicable diseases spread through some agent.

  4. Communicable diseases can be caused by nutritional deficiency.

  5. Communicable diseases can be caused due to infection.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is incorrect. Non-communicable diseases are caused by nutritional deficiency. Communicable diseases can be due to degeneration of organs or malfunctioning of organs due to infection.

Which of the following is not a viral disease?

  1. AIDS

  2. Common cold

  3. Influenza

  4. Malaria

  5. Dengue


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is caused by a protozoan.

The signs and symptoms of a disease depend on the tissue or organ which the microbe targets. Which of the following organs will be affected by the virus causing Japanese encephalitis, which enters the body through a mosquito bite?

  1. Brain

  2. Liver

  3. Lungs

  4. Kidneys

  5. All the lymph nodes


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The virus causing Japanese encephalitis or brain fever enters through a mosquito bite and it goes on to infect the brain.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Antibiotics are effective in case of bacteria, but do not affect viruses. b. A drug can be effective for a group of microbes as well as their type of group. c. Antibiotic penicillin acts against bacteria by neutralising the bacteria.

  1. Only a

  2. Only b

  3. Only c

  4. Both b and c

  5. a, b and c


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as both statements b and c are incorrect. Members of a group of microbes have some traits, i.e. many biochemical processes inside their cells are similar. As a result, drugs that block one of these biochemical mechanisms in one member of the group will be effective against many other members of the group. The same drug will not be effective against a microbe belonging to a different group. Antibiotic penicillin acts against bacteria by blocking the biochemical pathways important for bacteria.

Which of the following statements is/are correct?

a. Viruses create biochemical pathways and affect the system. b. It is harder to make antiviral medicines as viruses have few biochemical mechanisms of their own. c. The antiviral drugs block the biochemical pathways important for the viruses.

  1. Only a

  2. Only b

  3. Only c

  4. Both a and c

  5. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

This is the correct statement. Making antiviral medicines is harder because viruses have few biochemical mechanisms of their own. They enter our cells and use our machinery for their life processes.

Which of the following vaccines are used against diptheria and tetanus?

  1. Vaccines made by killing virulent organisms

  2. Vaccines that introduce non-virulent strains

  3. Vaccines with modified toxins

  4. Vaccines with isolated antigen

  5. Genetically engineered antigens


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

These are the type of vaccines that are used for diptheria and tetanus. In this type of vaccine, the toxoids produced by the bacteria are made harmless. Toxoids are used to stimulate antibody production, but there is no risk of infection by the pathogen.

Diseases can be spread by which of the following?

a. Air and water b. Vectors c. Sexual contact

  1. Only a

  2. Only b

  3. Both a and c

  4. Both b and c

  5. All a, b and c


Correct Option: E
Explanation:

This is the correct answer as communicable diseases can be spread by air, contaminated drinking water, vectors such as mosquitoes and other animals, and sexual contact.

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