Communicable Diseases

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Describe different modes of transmission of communicable disease

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Choose the correct option for the diseases that spread through the air.

1. Common cold

2. Tuberculosis

3. Influenza

4. Cholera

Q.

Influenza is a type of ________ disease.

1. bacterial
2. protozoal
3. viral
4. genetic

Q.

Give one word for the following: The virus that causes jaundice is

Q.

Name three diseases that can be caused by infected food or water.

Q.

Which of the following is not a non-communicable disease?

1. Cataract

2. Goiter

3. Diphtheria

4. Rickets

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Disease-causing microorganisms are called as:

1. Vectors

2. Pathogens

3. All of the above.

4. Carrier

Q.

Which of the following is not an air borne disease?

1. Tuberculosis

2. Cholera

3. Whooping cough

4. Pneumonia

Q.

Which among the following are communicable diseases?

i. Diabetes, ii.Cholera, iii. Chickenpox, iv. Cancer

1. i, ii and iii

2. ii and iv

3. ii and iii

4. i and iv

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What are pathogens?

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Microorganisms enter our body ___.

1. by eating infected food

2. by drinking contaminated water

3. By inhaling infected air

4. by looking at an infected person.

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Communicable diseases can spread to a healthy person through disease-causing germs called ___.

Q. Match the following diseases with their target parts in the body.

1. Intestine
2. Lungs
3. Throat

Q.

The above diagram represents ___.

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The most common carrier of communicable diseases is_____

1. ant

2. spider

3. dragonfly

4. housefly

Q.

High fever, headache and fall in blood platelet count are symptoms of dengue.

1. True
2. False

Q.

How are cockroaches harmful to humans.

Q.

Which of the following are indirect modes of transmission?

1. through droplet contact

2. through blood

3. Through soil

4. through water and food

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Which of the following is/are disease(s) spread by mosquitoes?

1. Dengue
   

2. Malaria
   

3. Polio
   

4. Measles

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Communicable diseases are also called non-contagious diseases.

1. False

2. True

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Which of the following disease is transmitted through soil?

1. Mycosis

2. Cholera

3. Hepatitis

4. Tetanus

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Diphtheria is a type of ___ disease.

1. non-communicable

2. degenerative

3. allergic

4. communicable

Q.

_________ diseases are also called contagious diseases.

1. Genetic

2. Non-communicable

3. Communicable

4. Deficiency

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Which of the following is matched correctly in the table given below?

$\begin{array}{cccc}& \text{Disease}& & \text{Transmission}\\ \text{A.}& \text{AIDS}& -& \text{Through sexual intercourse}\\ \text{B.}& \text{Malaria}& -& \text{Through body contact}\\ \text{C.}& \text{Hepatitis A and B}& -& \text{Through contaminated food}\end{array}$

1. A only

2. A and B

3. A and C

4. B and C

Q. Define infectious diseases.

Q. Which of the following is/are true about chicken pox.

1. Formation of itchy blisters
2. Swelling of the parotid glands
3. Spreads by direct contact
4. Spreads by droplet transmission.

Q.

The vector for malaria is

1. Housefly

2. Butterfly

3. Mosquito

4. Dragonfly

Q. Pneumonia can spread from an infected person to a healthy individual. So, it is called disease.

1. non-contagious
2. non-communicable
3. communicable
4. viral

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The most common carriers of communicable diseases is_____

1. ant
2. housefly
3. spider
4. dragonfly

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Direct transmission of disease does not include which of the following?

1. Entry through skin

2. Droplet infection

3. Contact with soil

4. Transmission by blood