QN.
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Question
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Answer
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1
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Germ theory of
diseases was postulated by
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Louis Pasteur
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2
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The web of disease
causation model was suggested by MacMahon and Pugh in their book
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Epidemiologic
Principles and methods
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3
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Ringworm is caused by
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Fungus
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4
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Chikunguniya is caused
by
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Virus
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5
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Name five diseases
caused by viruses
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common cold,
poliomyelitis, chicken pox, chikunguniya, rabies, influenza, measles, yellow
fever, aids
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6
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Name five diseases
caused by Bacteria
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cholera, typhoid,
leprosy, tetanus, plague, whooping cough, tuberculosis
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7
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Name three diseases
caused by Protozoa
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malaria, Kala azar,
Amoebic dysentery
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8
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Name a disease caused
by Metazoa
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elephantiasis,
ascarisis
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9
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A disease caused by
fungus is
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ringworm
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10
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A disease caused by
Ricketssis is
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typhus fever
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11
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Name few diseases
caused by neutrient deficiency
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Malnutrition, night
blindness, rickets, beriberi, pellagra, goitre, scurvy, anaemia
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12
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Urea is a causative
factor of which disease?
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Uremia
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13
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Serum billirubin is a
causative factor of which disease?
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Jaundice
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14
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Ketone is a causative
factor of which disease?
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Ketosis
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15
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Uric acid is a
causative factor of which disease?
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Gout
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16
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Calcium carbonate is a
causative factor of which disease?
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Kidney stone
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17
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Lung cancer and
coronary heart disease are less frequent in women. True/False
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TRUE
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18
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Name few diseases
which are not firmly identified
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Mental illness,
cancer, peptic ulcer, coronary heart disease
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19
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Due to uncontrolled
division of cells, is formed.
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tumor
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20
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The harmless tumour is
called tumor.
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benign
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21
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The harmful tumour is
known as tumour.
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malignant
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22
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Tobaco contains
hazardous chemical .
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Nicotine
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23
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What are the ill
effect of smoking?
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chronic bronchitis,
lung cancer, mouth cancer, larynx, oesophagus, pancreas, bladder, coronary
heart diseases
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24
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Tobacco smoke contains
which chemical compounds.
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pyridine, ammonia,
aldehyde, furfurol, carbon monoxide, nicotine, sulphur dioxide
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25
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Excessive intake of
alcohol causes cancer of .
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liver and oesophagus
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26
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High fat diet may lead
to cancer
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breast
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27
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Tight wearing of
cloths may cause cancer
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skin
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28
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Leprosy bacterium was
discovered by
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Dr. Armaur Hansen.
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29
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Leprosy affects
the nerves.
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peripheral
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30
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What is the first
stage of leprosy.
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small patch with less
sensation
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31
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Malaria is caused by .
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Plasmodium vivax
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32
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Malaria is treated
with
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Chloroquanine,
Primaquine, Meparine, Paludrine and Quinine
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33
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The mode of
transmission of malaria virus is
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Biting of female
anopheles mosquito carrying plasmodium vivax
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34
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Hepatitis is the
diseased condition of which part of our body.
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Liver
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35
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Hepatitis is caused by
which virus?
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Hepatitis A, Hepatitis
B, Hepatitis C
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36
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Hepatitis A virus
infection occurs through
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contaminated water or
food.
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37
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Hepatitis A virus is
characterized by
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fever, chilling,
headache, weakness, fatigue, vomiting, dark yellow urine, jaundice etc.
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38
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AIDS was first
reported by
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Central Disease
Control Unit in USA in 1981
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39
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What are the major
signs of AIDS
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heavy weight loss
(10%), chronic diarrhoea for longer than one month, prolonged fever for
longer than one month
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40
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What is the mode of
transmission of HIV?
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blood transfusion,
shared needles and syringes, tattooing(to mark sb’s skin with a tattoo), from
mother to baby and sexual contact.
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