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Health and Hygiene Test

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Number of Questions: 25
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Tags: HELATH AND HYGIENE Harmful Effects of Microorganisms and their Preventions
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The science of the causes or origins of disease is known as ______.

  1. pharmacology

  2. pathology

  3. aetiology

  4. ornithology


Correct Option: C

The under secretion or over secretion of hormones lead to disorders referred to as glandular or ______.

  1. hormonal diseases

  2. congenital diseases

  3. hereditary diseases

  4. infectious diseases


Correct Option: A

A ____ is an abnormal condition of an organism, as a result of infection, weakness or environmental stress that disturbs the normal physiological functioning of an organism.

  1. lesion

  2. colour change

  3. disease

  4. cracks


Correct Option: C

Diseases that are transmitted from parent to offspring from generation to generation are termed as _____.

  1. hereditary diseases

  2. infectious diseases

  3. allergies

  4. deficiency diseases


Correct Option: A

Human diseases are broadly classified into two categories. They are congenital diseases and _______.

  1. viral diseases

  2. biological diseases

  3. acquired diseases

  4. hereditary diseases


Correct Option: C

An example for hormonal disease is ______

  1. cholera

  2. goitre

  3. beri-beri

  4. albinism


Correct Option: B

Disease caused by the entry and development of living organisms such as virus, bacteria, protozoans, worms or fungi into the body tissue is known as ______.

  1. hormonal disease

  2. deficiency disease

  3. congenital disease

  4. infectious disease


Correct Option: D

A diet lacking nutrients such as proteins, essential vitamins or minerals result in _______.

  1. hereditary diseases

  2. deficiency diseases

  3. congenital diseases

  4. infectious diseases


Correct Option: B

The other name for jaundice is _____

  1. viral fever

  2. flu

  3. malaria

  4. hepatitis


Correct Option: D

_____ are those that are associated with the growth of tumors.

  1. Allergies

  2. Degenerative diseases

  3. Hormonal diseases

  4. Neoplastic diseases


Correct Option: D

Disease producing organisms are called ____.

  1. antigens

  2. antibodies

  3. pathogens

  4. serums


Correct Option: C

Malaria is caused by ______mosquitoes.

  1. male anopheles

  2. female anopheles

  3. micro anopheles

  4. macro anopheles


Correct Option: B

Penicillin, streptomycin, tetracycline, etc. are some of the ____ used in the treatment of diseases.

  1. pathogens

  2. antigens

  3. antibiotics

  4. proteins


Correct Option: C

The disease of ____is caused by the retrovirus known as human immunodeficiency virus.

  1. DPT

  2. AIDS

  3. BCG

  4. HBV


Correct Option: B

The process by which the body is protected against disease is by inoculating the person with ____

  1. protein

  2. blood

  3. vaccine

  4. water


Correct Option: C

Immunization with ____vaccine prevents tuberculosis (TB).

  1. DPT

  2. BCG

  3. HBV

  4. TAB


Correct Option: B

DPT vaccine is administered to babies to protect them against ____, whooping cough and tetanus.

  1. filaria

  2. malaria

  3. diptheria

  4. cholera


Correct Option: C

______ is the disease caused by the inflammation of one or both lungs.

  1. Cholera

  2. Pneumonia

  3. Diptheria

  4. Typhoid


Correct Option: B

The common fungal infection of the skin especially between the toes is called ____.

  1. calus

  2. thrush

  3. athletes foot

  4. elephantiasis


Correct Option: C

Excessive loss of water from the tissues of the body is called _____.

  1. dehydration

  2. congestion

  3. nutrition

  4. inflammation


Correct Option: A

______ is defined as the science of health and the prevention of disease.

  1. Botany

  2. Hygiene

  3. Nutrition

  4. Zoology


Correct Option: B

_____ is given to children to prevent dehydration.

  1. ORS

  2. Jaggery

  3. Salt

  4. Milk


Correct Option: A

Loss of appetite is called ____.

  1. marasmus

  2. anorexia

  3. filaria

  4. diptheria


Correct Option: B

Greying of hair, baldness, cataract, osteoarthritis, Parkinson's disease are the examples of ______.

  1. degenerative diseases

  2. hormonal diseases

  3. infectious diseases

  4. deficiency diseases


Correct Option: A

Rabies is also known as _____.

  1. acrophobia

  2. photophobia

  3. clautrophobia

  4. hydrophobia


Correct Option: D
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