Categories of diseases - class-X
Pneumonia is an example of
Simple goitre can be prevented by using iodised salt in food.
Which of the following is an infectious disease?
Read the given statement and select the option that correctly identifies true (T) and false (F) ones
(i) Hepatitis virus primarily affects the liver.
(ii) Grave's disease occurs due to hyposecretion of thyroid hormones
(iii) Cheilosis occurs due to defficiency of vitamin B
(iv) Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease whereas anthrax is a viral disease.
Select the infectious disease among the following.
Jaundice is a/an.
Hay fever is caused by indoor allergens
Iodine deficiency in our diet results in ________ and enlargement of _______ gland, commonly called _________.
Toxins (saxitoxins) secreted by some dinoflagellates enter the body of human beings through food chain and result in
Mad cow disease caused by a
Deficiency of folic acid the leads to a reduction in the number of leucocytes. This condition is called
Which is a air borne disease?
Which of the following diseases does not require use of antibiotics ?
Severity of disease symptoms depends upon
Which of the statements listed below is true about a common cold ?
Communicable diseases are non-infectious.
Which of the following is a communicable disease?
Which of the following is non-communicable disease?
Which of the following is a communicable disease?
An infectious disease which is vector borne and is transmited to vertebrates by another animal is
Thiamine deficiency produces
Of the following diseases, which one is least infectious?
Deficiency diseases are
In goitre, there is swelling of the
A person will suffer from beriberi, rickets and scurvy if he is not consuming adequate amounts of
A patient suffering from a chronic disease
Which of the following is a chronic disease?
Droplet infection is a type of
Hay fever and asthma belong to the category of
The disease which begins abruptly and lasts only for a short duration is known as
Which of the following diseases are classified as acute diseases?
A. Tuberculosis
B. Cancer
C. Common cold
D. Viral fever
The correct one is
Use of iodised salt is to prevent
________ is a chronic disease.
Chronic diseases can be prevented by
Chronic diseases are a major cause of
Chronic diseases are said to stay for ....... duration.
Infectious diseases are caused by _______
Which of the following is an acute disease?
Can lead to rise in the risk of chronic diseases ?
How non-infectious disease is wrongly compared to chronic disease ?
Column I | Column II |
---|---|
I. Chronic disease | (i) Ebola |
II. Acute disease | (ii) Asthma |
III. Communicable disease | (iii) Osteoporosis |
IV. Non-communicable disease | (iv) Common cold |
Which of the following are infectious and noninfectious diseases respectively?
Airborne route results in transimission of ___________ diseases.
Contagious disease is a form of ........... disease.
Which of the following term is used for the disease which spread from one person to another?
Pick out a case of healthy state of an individual.
.............. is produced as a result of allergic reaction
Condition in which inflammation of vermiform appendix of the digestive system occurs is
A deficiency disease which causes drying up of skin and hair is
Beri-beri is debility due to deficiency of
An endogenous chemical agent of disease is
Type I and Type II diabetes differ from one another in that
A man suffering from diabetes mellitus drinks water more frequently as he has to eliminate from the blood extra:
Metabolic reactions tak place
Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given:
List-I | List-II | ||
---|---|---|---|
A. | Malaria | 1. | Bone marrow |
B. | Filaria | 2. | Brain |
C. | Encephalitis | 3. | Muscle |
D. | Leukaemia | 4. | Lymph node |
5. | Blood cells |
Which chronic poisoning causes paralysis and difficulty in breathing?
Air borne substances causes allergies are known as
Tetanus is caused due to
Match the diseases / causative organism with its scientist given in list I and II correctly.
List I | List II | ||
---|---|---|---|
A | Gonorrhea | 1 | Eberth |
B | Typhoid | 2 | Klebs |
C | Diphtheria | 3 | Van Ermengem |
D | Dysentery | 4 | Shiga |
E | Botulism | 5 | Neisser |
The diseases caused by defects that are present right from the birth are known as
Microbes that generally enter the body through nose, are likely to affect
Which of the following can make you ill if you come in contact with an infected person ?
Goitre can occur either due to hypothyroidism ( endemic goitre ) or hyperthyroidism (exophthalmic goitre ). Which of the following is a correct comparison among the both?
Sensitivity to any allergen is related to
The condition, varicose veins in swelling of veins, occurs due to
Prolonged thiamine deficiency in diet leads to
It is safest to visit a friend hospitalised for the disease of
The IPN (Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis) and VMS (Viral Haemorrhagic Septicemia) are well known infectious diseases of
Chronic disease means it
Which is the most fast spreading disease?
What is an epidemic disease?
Heat stroke is primarily caused by
Which part of the human body is first adversely affected by nuclear radiation?
What causes communicable diseases?
What is a communicable disease?
Foot and mouth disease is a highly contagious disease almost exclusive to cattle, sheep, swine, goats, and other cloven-hoofed animals. It is caused by a
What kind of pathogen causes common cold ?
Name the condition when the concentration of ketone body increases in urine.
Non-communicable diseases are generally caused by:
The following are all common communicable diseases except
The foods most often associated with food poisoning are:
What is the main difference between communicable and non-communicable diseases?
The following are all methods to prevent the spread of communicable disease EXCEPT:
Which one of the following is a communicable disease?
Which one of the following hormone has potential to prevent certain chronic disease like cancer and multiple sclerosis?
Which one of the following metabolic conversions requires oxygen >
The organisms which carries a disease from one organism to an other