Health is state of complete __, ___ and ____ well-being. - Physical, mental, social
Polio and Dengue are viral diseases. - True
Tuberculosis is a water-borne disease. - False
Typhoid is caused by a virus named Mycobacterium tuberculosis. - False
Influenza is transmitted through the air - True
Rabies is also known as hydrophobia. - False
HIV breaks down the body’s immune system. - True
Symptoms give any exact cause of the disease. - False
Cold, cough and typhoid are examples of chronic disease. - False
Diseases which are present since birth are called congenital disease. - True
Non-infectious diseases can be transmitted through contact. - False
Ringworm is caused by fungi. - True
On the basis of symptoms, physicians look for signs of disease. - True
Pulse polio immunisation programme was launched in 1995-96 with an aim to eradicate polio disease from the world. - True
Hepatitis disease primarily targets lungs - False
BCG vaccine is used for Cholera disease. - False
Hepatitis affects inflammation of the liver. - True
__ is just the opposite of health. - Disease
____ are evidences of the presence of diseases. - Symptoms
Immediate causes of any disease include ___ agents like micro-organisms. - External
Diseases are classified into ___ and ___ based on their duration. - Acute, Chronic
___ Disease lasts for only a short period of time. - Acute
The diseases which can be transmitted from diseased person to healthy person by means of infectious agents are known as ___ or ____ diseases. - Infectious, Communicable
Fiver is an example of ____ disease. - Acute
____ and ____ are infectious diseases that spreads through sexual contact. - AIDs, Syphilis
Pneumonia disease targets ___. - Lungs
___ is an example of disease caused by a protozoan. - Both of these
_____ is the process by which the body’s immune system show response to protect the body from infection. - Vaccination
Which one of the following is not a viral disease? - Typhoid
Which one of the following is not a bacterial disease? - Influenza
Which one of the following disease is not transmitted by mosquito? - Typhoid
Which one of the following disease is not caused by bacteria? - Malaria
Which one of the following diseases is caused by protozoans? - Malaria
Which one of the following has a long term effect on the health of an individual? - Chewing tobacco
Which of the following can make you ill if you come in contact with an infected person? - Sneezing
AIDS cannot be transmitted by - hugs
Making anti-viral drugs is more difficult than making anti-bacterial medicines because - viruses have very few biochemical mechanisms of their own
If you live in a overcrowded and poorly ventilated house, it is possible that you may suffer from which of the following diseases: - Air borne diseases
Which disease is not transmitted by mosquitoes? - Pneumonia
Which one of the following is not important for individual health? - Living in a large and well furnished house
Choose the wrong statement. - Peptic ulcers are caused by eating acidic food.
We should not allow mosquitoes to breed in our surroundings because they - are vectors for many diseases
You are aware of Polio Eradication Programme in your city. Children are vaccinated because - it creates immunity in the body
Viruses, which cause hepatitis, are transmitted through - water
Vectors can be defined as - animals carry the infecting agents from sick person to another healthy person
Diseases where microbes are the immediate cause are called ____________ Disease. - infectious
Headache is an example of ______disease. - acute
Diseases caused by fungi: - Skin infection
Antibiotics work against ______. - bacteria
The disease that affects the human brain is - Japanese encephalitis
Identify the odd one from the following. - Cancer
The method of immunization was first tried by ________. - Edward Jenner
The disease that an infected mother can transmit to her baby through breast feeding is - AIDS
