WHY DO WE FALL IL

Question 1

bacteria infectious agents (any 4)

Answer 1

typhoid, cholera, tuberculosis, acne

Question 2

virus eg (any 5)

Answer 2

common cold, SARS, AIDS dengue fever, Japanese encephalitis

Question 3

worms eg.(any2)

Answer 3

elephantiasis, ascariasis

Question 4

Fungi eg (any 4)

Answer 4

skin rashes, athletes foot, toe nails, ring worm

Question 5

Protozoans eg.(any 3 )

Answer 5

sleeping sickness, malaria, kala azar

Question 6

Peptic ulcer causative organism / type

Answer 6

Helicobacter pylori / bacteria

Question 7

SARS full form

Answer 7

severe acute respiratory syndrome

Question 8

Acne causative agent / type

Answer 8

staphylococci

Question 9

SARS causative agent / type

Answer 9

SARS - corona virus / virus

Question 10

AIDS causative agent / type

Answer 10

HIV / virus

Question 11

ascariasis causative agent / type

Answer 11

ascariasis lumbriciodes/ worms

Question 12

elephantiasis causative agent / type

Answer 12

parasitic worms / worms

Question 13

malaria causative agent / type

Answer 13

plasmodium parasite / protozoa

Question 14

Kala Azar causative agent / type

Answer 14

leishmania / protozoa

Question 15

Sleeping Sickness causative agent / type

Answer 15

Trypanosoma brucei / protozoa

Question 16

Define health.

Answer 16

Health is a state of complete physical mental and social well-being of an individual

Question 17

Define disease.

Answer 17

Disease can be defined as the malfunctioning of the body organs due to environmental factors or due to infective agents or genetic factors etc.
The term literally means “disturbed ease “or being uncomfortable.

Question 18

List the conditions essential for good health?

Answer 18

• Good physical environment ( e.g.:- health is at risk in a cyclone)
• Good social environment ( e.g.:- public cleanliness)
• Good economic condition and job (food have to be earned from money)
• Social equality and harmony

Question 19

List two major conditions essential for being free of disease?

Answer 19

• Free from infectious microbes

* Proper food necessary for functioning of cells

Question 20

Define symptoms of disease?

Answer 20

• Symptoms of disease are things we feel as being wrong.eg; headache, cough, loose motion. These indicate that there may be a disease but don’t indicate what disease is. When there is a disease, either the functioning of one or more body system will change. These changes give rise to symptoms

Question 21

How do we identify a disease?

Answer 21

• When there is a disease, either the functioning of one or more body system will change.
• These changes give rise to symptoms and signs of disease like headache, fever, cough, loose motion etc.
• On the basis of symptoms and related signs, physicians indicate the particular disease.
• Further to pinpoint a disease lab tests are done

Question 22

Infection by microorganisms like

Answer 22

like bacteria, virus, fungi, protozoan and worms. (e.g.; hepatitis, cholera, typhoid, HIV )

Question 23

Malfunctioning of body organs eg..

Answer 23

( e.g.; malfunctioning of pancreas cause diabetes)

Question 24

Deficiency of nutrients eg…

Answer 24

e.g.; lack of vitamin D cause rickets, lack of vitamin B cause beriberi

Question 25

Genetic disorder eg…

Answer 25

e.g.; those present from birth, e.g.:-haemophilia

Question 26

Other environmental factors like

Answer 26

like UV rays, chemical pollutants, allergens etc.

Question 27

Infectious diseases

Answer 27

These are communicable diseases and are transferred from a patient to healthy person

These diseases are caused due to infection by pathogens
These diseases are a matter of concern to the society.
Tuberculosis, typhoid, malaria

Question 28

non infectious diseases

Answer 28

These are non-communicable diseases and are not transferred from a patient to healthy person
These are caused by nutritional deficiency
Concerned only with the individual
Diabetes, marasmus ,rickets, scurvy

Question 29

What is Peptic ulcer? What does it cause?

Answer 29

• It is a small curved bacteria present in the lower part of stomach of infected person.
• It cause acidity related pain lesions and bleeding in the stomach. Other symptoms like vomiting, loss of appetite, constipation etc

Question 30

Which diseases are caused due to infection by pathogens ?

Answer 30

Infectious diseases

Question 31

Which diseases are caused by nutritional deficiency ?

Answer 31

Non infectious diseases