Principles of Treatment

Q.

Why are antibiotics not effective for viral diseases?

Q.

Antibiotics inhibit the growth of:

1. Bacteria, fungi and viruses

2. Bacteria, algae and viruses

3. Bacteria and viruses

4. Bacteria and fungi

Q.

Why are WBCs called soldiers of the body?

Q. What do you mean by prevention from diseases?

Q.

Chemicals which check microbial growth .

Q. Medicines that are used to treat bacterial infections are called.

Q. What are some ways by which we can prevent infectious diseases?

Q. Choose the correct option.

1. Penicillin can be used to treat influenza.
2. Viruses have pathways which are important to build cell wall.
3. Penicillin does not work against viral infections.
4. Human cells are affected if penicillin is consumed.

Q. What is an antigen? Give a few examples. [2 marks]

Q. The system of our body helps in fighting infections.

Q. Choose the correct statements from the following.

1. Body functions recover immediately after any disease.
2. Treatment of a disease takes time.
3. Diseased person can serve as the source of infection for others.
4. Steps to prevent a disease causes less discomfort than treating it.

Q.

Which of the following are characteristics of primary immune response?

1. Penicillium

2. CT scan

3. Penicillin

4. Antibodies

Q. Many antibiotics can work against different types of bacteria.

1. True
2. False

Q. Penicillin was the first antibiotic to be developed.

1. True
2. False

Q. Experts, Some people die of high fever i.e high body temperature. Is it because at such high temperature the body enzymes get destroyed and metabolic reactions are affected??

Q. The specific cells that are specialised in killing infectious microbes are known as ___.

1. immune cells
2. skin cells
3. RBCs
4. muscle cells

Q. Antibiotics work against bacterial infections but not viral infections.

1. False
2. True

Q. All types of infections can be treated with a specific antibiotic.

1. True
2. False