Diseases

Q. Fill in the blanks.

Disease	Mode of transmission	Causative agent
Malaria	1. __________	Plasmodium
Elephantiasis	Culex mosquito	2.__________

Q. Identify the pairs which have been matched incorrectly.

$\begin{array}{ccc}& \text{Disease}& \text{Mode of Infection}\\ \text{A}& \text{Botulism}& \text{through sexual contact}\\ \text{B}& \text{Tetanus}& \text{through wounds}\\ \text{C}& \text{Gonorrhea}& \text{through contact with animals}\\ \text{D}& \text{Anthrax}& \text{through stale food}\\ \text{E}& \text{Tuberculosis}& \text{through air}\\ \text{F}& \text{Cholera}& \text{through water}\end{array}$

1. A, B and D
2. B, E and F
3. A, C, E and F
4. A, C and D

Q.

Disease-causing microorganisms are known as:

1. Infectors

2. Pathogens

3. Friendly microbes

4. Amoeba

Q.

Match the following.

$\begin{array}{cc}Classification& Disease\\ 1)Viraldisease& A)Anthrax\\ 2)Fungaldisease& B)Malaria\\ 3)Bacterialdisease& C)Ringworm\\ 4)Protozoandisease& D)Chikungunya\end{array}$

1. 1 - C, 2 - D, 3 - A, 4 - B

2. 1 - D, 2 - A, 3 - C, 4 - B

3. 1 - D, 2 - C, 3 - A, 4 - B

4. 1 - D, 2 - B, 3 - C, 4 - A

Q.

All diseases are communicable diseases.

1. False

2. True

Q.

Bholu suddenly caught cold and fever. The doctor gave him some medicines and asked him to take good rest. Bholu asked a curious question to the doctor as to why do we all fall ill? Choose the correct option that would have been the doctor's answer.

1. We fall ill because surrounding environment affects us
2. We fall ill because our body behaves strangely
3. We fall ill because we eat unhealthy food
4. We fall ill because few microbes enter our body and make us uncomfortable

Q.

Bholu didn't quite understand what type of organisms can make us fall ill. Help him to choose the correct options.

1. Bacteria

2. Viruses

3. Insects

4. Protozoa

Q. Sarath complained of stomach pain when he came back from school. His mother took him to doctor in the evening. After taking tests, he found the presence of blood cells in the urine. In this case stomach pain is an example of ________ and presence of blood cells in urine is an example of ________ .

1. sign, complaint
2. detection, symptom
3. sign, symptom
4. symptom, sign

Q.

Match the disease with the organisms which cause them.

$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Diseases}& \text{Organism}\\ \text{A. Cholera}& \text{i. Virus}\\ \text{B. Filariasis}& \text{ii. Bacteria}\\ \text{C. Quickwilt}& \text{iii. Worm}\\ \text{D. Dengue}& \text{iv. Fungus}\end{array}$

1. A - iv, B - iii, C - i, D - ii

2. A - iv, B - iii, C - ii, D - i

3. A - iii, B - ii, C - iv, D - i

4. A - ii, B - ii, C - iv, D - i

Q. Disease refers to the functioning of the body.

1. normal
2. improper
3. controlled