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Why Do We Fall ill (Set - II)

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Which of the following is an airborne disease?

  1. Pneumonia

  2. Malaria

  3. Dengue

  4. Ascariasis


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Pneumonia spreads through air. It is an inflammatory condition of the lung affecting primarily the microscopic air sacs known as alveoli. 

When a microbe enters the body for the second time, the immune system acts and eliminates it quicker than the first time. What is this principle called?

  1. Principle of immunisation

  2. Principle of infection

  3. Principle of prevention

  4. Principle of disease spread


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The second time, our immune system has memory cells which quickly identify the problem and counter it and thus, eliminate it. This is called immunisation. Immunisation is a method of prevention of disease or infection and it also helps to avoid the spreading of a disease.

What is the organism that carries infection from a sick person to a healthy person called?

  1. Virus

  2. Bacteria

  3. Host

  4. Vector


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Disease-causing organisms, i.e. causative agents are transferred from a diseased person to a healthy person by an organism which itself does not get the disease. Such an agent is called “vector”.

Which of the following diseases cannot be prevented with the help of vaccines?

  1. Whooping cough

  2. Diphtheria

  3. AIDS

  4. Tetanus


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

AIDS is a viral disease caused by HIV. The human body cannot develop immunity against it. The antibodies that human immune system makes to fight HIV are not effective. HIV actually targets, invades and then destroys some of the most important cells in the immune system itself. So, no vaccine is effective in preventing AIDS.  

Which of the following diseases can be completely cured by antibiotics?

  1. Polio

  2. SARS

  3. AIDS

  4. Anthrax


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Anthrax is a bacterial disease and can be cured with antibiotics. All the other are viral diseases and antibiotics are not effective against viral diseases.

How does the rabies virus spread?

  1. By air

  2. By animal bite

  3. By contaminated water

  4. By physical contact


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Rabies virus is carried by vectors, which contain the virus and transmit it from a diseased person to a healthy person. The vectors for rabies are animals (dogs and cats usually).

What is the name of the antibiotic that works against bacteria?

  1. Quinine

  2. Penicillin

  3. Chloroquine

  4. Anti-tetanus serum


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Penicillin is an antibiotic obtained from the fungus ‘Penicillium notatum’ and it works against bacteria. Quinine and chloroquine are drugs that are used to treat malaria. Anti-tetanus serum is a vaccine used to prevent tetanus.

A person was suffering from AIDS and died after few months. Which among the following could be the possible reason for his death?

  1. High blood pressure

  2. Other infections

  3. Physical trauma

  4. Inability to diagnose the disease


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

AIDS stands for Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome. It is a disease in which a person’s immune system becomes weak and is unable to fight infections. Hence, the concerned person finally dies due to other infections like common cold, sore throat, flu, etc. At the last stage, the person suffers from physical trauma due to infection and inability to treat it.

An active immune system recruits many cells of the affected tissue to kill off the disease-causing microbes. What is this recruitment process known as?

  1. Inflammation

  2. Infection

  3. Immunisation

  4. Vaccination


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

An active immune system recruits many cells to the affected tissue to kill off the disease-causing microbes. This recruitment process is called inflammation.

Which of the following are given to prevent a disease?

  1. Antibiotics

  2. Vaccines

  3. Drugs

  4. All of these.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Vaccination is given to an individual in order to prevent a disease. Antibiotics and drugs are given to cure the diseases.

Which of the following organisms remains mostly unaffected by antibiotics?

  1. Bacterium

  2. Virus

  3. Protozoan

  4. Worm


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Viruses are not affected by antibiotics as they use the biochemical mechanisms of their host.

Which of the following options is incorrectly matched?

  1. Virus – SARS

  2. Bacteria - Anthrax

  3. Bacteria – Malaria

  4. Virus – Common cold


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Malaria is caused by a protozoan Plasmodium, which is transmitted by a vector, i.e. female anopheles mosquito.

Which of the following is a specific way to prevent a disease?

  1. Immunisation

  2. Balanced diet

  3. Routine check-up

  4. Hygienic environment


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Immunisation is a specific way to prevent a disease as it helps to provide immunity against diseases.

HIV infection damages the functioning of

  1. nervous system

  2. respiratory system

  3. immune system

  4. muscular system


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

HIV causes Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). As the name suggests, the immune system becomes weak in this disease. Due to this, the person falls prey to many other infections like common cold or diarrhoea. Thus, as a consequence, the person’s nervous, respiratory, muscular or any other system may be affected later on.

The principle of treatment of a disease is to

  1. increase the effects of the disease

  2. kill the cause of the disease

  3. prevent the cause of the disease

  4. enhance the immune system


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Kill the cause of the disease is  a principle of treatment of the disease.

Why is it difficult to make antiviral medicines?

  1. Because the cell wall of viruses is made up of chitin

  2. Because viruses use the biochemical mechanisms of their host

  3. Because viruses have complex biochemical pathways

  4. Because viruses multiply at a rapid rate


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Viruses are not affected by antibiotics as they use the biochemical mechanisms of their host.

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