Chicken Pox

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What is meant by incubation period?

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The causative agent of chicken pox is _________ virus.

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Name the viral disease which is about to be completely eradicated from the world. What are its preventive measures?

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What type of pathogen is smallpox?

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Unscramble the jumbled words underlined in the following statements.

(a) Cells of our body produce santiidobe to fight pathogens.

(b) curbossulite is an air-borne disease caused by a bacterium.

(c) Xanrhat is a dangerous bacterial disease.

(d) Yeasts are used in the wine industry because of their property of meronettinaf.

Q. Vaccine recommeded for chicken pox

1. All
2. BCC
3. VZT
4. Varicella

Q. A viral disease against which vaccine is not available

1. Mumps
2. Poliomyelitis
3. Measles
4. Chickenpox

Q. Chicken pox can be easily identified from measles due to

1. High fever
2. Irritation all over the skin
3. Dew drop like rashes
4. Sneezing and watery discharge from nose

Q. What is the incubation period for chicken pox?

1. 11 to 15 days
2. 10 to 21 days
3. 1 to 3 days
4. 12 to 24 days

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World Rabies Day is celebrated on ___________.

1. 8th September

2. 10th September

3. 8th April

4. 5th May

Q. Chicken pox is caused by

1. Varicella virus
2. Bacteriophage T${}_2$
3. Adeno virus
4. S.V.40 virus

Q. Given below are the symptoms of a disease. Identify the disease.
i. Fever and itchy rash
ii. Pimples, blisters and scabs
iii. Scabs drop after about two weeks

1. Tuberculosis
2. Cholera
3. Typhoid
4. Chickenpox

Q. Which of the following are not symptoms of the chicken pox?

1. Coughing
2. Runny nose
3. Chills
4. Bumps all over the body

Q. Given below are the symptoms of a disease. Identify the disease.

1. Tuberculosis
2. Typhoid
3. Chickenpox
4. Cholera

Q. Chickenpox is caused by

1. Adenovirus
2. SV-40 virus
3. Bacteriophage T-2
4. Varicella virus

Q. Chickenpox is a viral disease caused by

1. Varicella
2. Herpes zoster
3. Herpes simplex
4. Echovirus

Q. Chickenpox can be prevented by

1. Rest
2. Treatment
3. Vaccination
4. Paracetamol

Q. Under which of the following conditions is a person most likely to fall sick?
(a) When she is recovering from malaria.
(b) When she has recovered from malaria and is taking care of someone suffering from chickenpox.
(c) When she is on a four-days fast after recovering from malaria and is taking care of someone suffering from chickenpox. Why?

Q. Which of these are symptoms of chicken pox ?

1. Blisters
2. Skin rashes
3. Fever
4. All of the above

Q. Which of the following is incorrect with regard to chicken pox?

1. It doesn't spread
2. A pregnant woman with chickenpox can pass it on to her baby before birth. Mothers with chickenpox can also give it to their new-born babies after birth
3. It is mainly spread through the air. The virus can survive in the air for several hours. It can be caught by being in a room with an infected person or in a room where someone with chickenpox has been recently
4. It spreads from person to person through direct contact with the virus. One can get chickenpox if you touch a blister, or the liquid or wet crust from a blister

Q. The commonest and the most infectious childhood exanthema is caused by

1. Rubella
2. Variola
3. Chicken pox
4. Leprosy

Q. .......... is a disease caused by varicella zoster virus.

1. Hepatitis
2. Tuberculosis
3. Chickenpox
4. Typhoid