Why Do We Fall ill

Question 1

Causing agent of tuberculosis

Answer 1

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Question 2

Causing agent of typhoid

Answer 2

Salmonella typhi

Question 3

other name of typhoid

Answer 3

enteric fever

Question 4

portal of entry of typhoid

Answer 4

gastrointestinal tract

Question 5

incubation period of typhoid

Answer 5

1-3W

Question 6

symptoms of typhoid

Answer 6

high fever 2nd week, decreases in 3rd,4th week

constipation, diarrhoea

rashes on upper abdomen

Question 7

treatment typhoid

Answer 7

med - chloromyecetin
TAB vaccine (immunity for 3 years)

Question 8

tb other name

Answer 8

koch’s disease

Question 9

tb portal of entry

Answer 9

respiratory tract

Question 10

tb incubation period

Answer 10

2-10W

Question 11

tb symptoms

Answer 11

lung tb:
loss of weight,weakness
chest pain,breathlessness
cough
blood sputum

lymph tb:
swelling of lymph glands

Question 12

rabies causing agent

Answer 12

rabies virus spreads through dogs,cats containing

Question 13

rabies portal of entry

Answer 13

skin break

Question 14

rabies incubation period

Answer 14

2-3M OR 1W-!Y

Question 15

rabies symptoms

Answer 15

hydrophobia
headache and high fever
swelling in muscles of chest and throat
inability to swallow
paralysis and death

Question 16

rabies treatment

Answer 16

wash wound with carbolic soap
anti rabies vaccine at day:
0, 3, 7, 14, 30

Question 17

polio causal agent

Answer 17

entro virus

Question 18

polio portal of entry

Answer 18

gastrointestinal tratc

Question 19

polio incubation period

Answer 19

7-14D

Question 20

polio symptoms

Answer 20

> stiffening of neck and convulsions
brain gets damaged
inflammation of nervous system
legs become paralysed

Question 21

polio treatment

Answer 21

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Question 22

aids full form

Answer 22

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

Question 23

aids causal agent

Answer 23

human immunodeficiency virus HIV

Question 24

aids modes of transmission

Answer 24

from infected mother child
by donating contaminated blood
use of contaminate needles.

Question 25

aids incubation period

Answer 25

6M - 10Y

Question 26

aids treatment

Answer 26

azt - azidothymidine
art - anti retroviral therapy

Question 27

malaria per year deaths

Answer 27

2 million

Question 28

malaria causal agent

Answer 28

plasmodium

Question 29

malaria modes of transmission

Answer 29

bite of female anopheles mosquito

Question 30

malaria incubation period

Answer 30

varies

Question 31

malaria symptoms

Answer 31

stage 1 - cold stage - patient gets cold
stage 2 - hot stage - patient feels high fever
stage 3 - sweat - patient sweats and fever gets low

Question 32

malaria treatment

Answer 32

quinie(from bark of cinchona tree)