Viral Diseases

Q. Common cold is not cured by antibiotics because:

1. It is cured by vaccines
2. It is caused by a virus
3. It is caused by a bacteria
4. It is not an infectious disease

Q. Why are we prone to common cold infections?

1. Because all viruses have the same coat proteins
2. Because the weather is not the same always
3. Because the virus has many types based on different coat proteins
4. Because the survival of viruses is easy in different weather conditions

Q. Which of the following pair of statements correctly differentiate between cold and pneumonia

1. Pneumonia is caused by a virus while the common cold is caused by the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae
2. Pneumonia pathogen infects alveoli whereas the common cold affects nose and respiratory passage but not the lungs
3. Pneumonia is a communicable disease whereas the common cold is nutritional deficiency disease
4. Pneumonia can be prevented by a vaccine whereas the common cold has no effective vaccine.

Q. Which of following is a pair of viral diseases?

1. Ringworm, AIDS
2. Thymus, tuberculosis
3. Common cold, AIDS
4. Dysentery, common cold

Q.

Which of the following is responsible for “bird flu”?

1. H5 N1

2. Haemophilus influenza

3. HIV

4. Rhino virus

Q. A viral disease which spreads by bite of a mosquito is:

1. Filariasis
2. Malaria
3. Diphtheria
4. Dengue

Q. Droplet method of transmission of disease is seen in

1. AIDS
2. Syphilis
3. Hepatitis
4. Common cold

Q. What are the symptoms of common cold?
i) ___________ ii) _____________

Q. Common cold is not cured by antibiotics as it is

1. Caused by virus
2. Caused by Gram $(+)$ bacterium
3. Caused by Gram $(-)$ bacterium
4. Not an infectious disease

Q. State whether True or False. Someone suffering from cold in an office will cause the entire office staff to be affected by the infection and have cold.

1. False
2. Ambiguous
3. True
4. Only women