Given below are some statements (a-c) each with one or two blanks. Select the option which correctly fills up the blanks in the given statements.
(a) Plague is caused by __(i)___ a deadly bacterium.
(b) Filariasis is characterized by swelling of the ___(i)____ and of other parts of the body. The disease, therefore, is commonly called ____(ii)____, due to its resemblance to the leg of an elephant.
(c) ___(i)___ is the resistance to infection that an individual possesses by virtue of his/her genetic and constitutional makeup.
Given below are some statements (a-c) each with one or two blanks. Select the option which correctly fills up the blanks in the given statements.
(a) Plague is caused by __(i)___ a deadly bacterium.
(b) Filariasis is characterized by swelling of the ___(i)____ and of other parts of the body. The disease, therefore, is commonly called ____(ii)____, due to its resemblance to the leg of an elephant.
(c) ___(i)___ is the resistance to infection that an individual possesses by virtue of his/her genetic and constitutional makeup.
The correct option is C (a)-(i) Yersinia pestis, (c) (i) Innate immunity
The correct option is C:
Explanation of the correct option:
Statement a:
- Plague is caused by Yersinia pestis
- It is a deadly bacterium that affects humans and other mammals.
Statement b:
- Filariasis is caused by Wusheria
- It slowly causes chronic inflammation of the organs in which they reside.
- Characterised by swelling of lower limbs and of other parts of the body.
- Genital organs are also affected.
- The disease is commonly known as elephantiasis due to its resemblance to a leg of an elephant.
Statement c:
- Innate immunity is the resistance to infection that an individual possesses by virtue of his/her genetic and constitutional makeup.
- Non-specific type of defense
- Present at the time of birth
Final answer:
(a) Plague is caused by Yersinia pestis a deadly bacterium.
(b) Filariasis is characterized by swelling of the lower limbs and of other parts of the body. The disease, therefore, is commonly called elephantiasis due to its resemblance to the leg of an elephant.
(c) Innate immunity is the resistance to infection that an individual possesses by virtue of his/her genetic and constitutional makeup.
(a)-(i) Yersinia pestis, (c) (i) Innate immunity
The correct option is C:
Explanation of the correct option:
Statement a:
- Plague is caused by Yersinia pestis
- It is a deadly bacterium that affects humans and other mammals.
Statement b:
- Filariasis is caused by Wusheria
- It slowly causes chronic inflammation of the organs in which they reside.
- Characterised by swelling of lower limbs and of other parts of the body.
- Genital organs are also affected.
- The disease is commonly known as elephantiasis due to its resemblance to a leg of an elephant.
Statement c:
- Innate immunity is the resistance to infection that an individual possesses by virtue of his/her genetic and constitutional makeup.
- Non-specific type of defense
- Present at the time of birth
Final answer:
(a) Plague is caused by Yersinia pestis a deadly bacterium.
(b) Filariasis is characterized by swelling of the lower limbs and of other parts of the body. The disease, therefore, is commonly called elephantiasis due to its resemblance to the leg of an elephant.
(c) Innate immunity is the resistance to infection that an individual possesses by virtue of his/her genetic and constitutional makeup.
