What are the immunisation programmes available at the nearest health centre in your locality? Which of these diseases are the major health problems in your area ?
The following immunisation programmes are available at the nearest health centre in our locality :
In our locality, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, polio, typhoid and measles are major health problems. In order to prevent these diseases, an expanded programme of immunisation is carried by the government of India which covers all these diseases and provide free vaccination in our locality.
Give two examples for each of the following :
(a) Acute diseases
(b) Chronic diseases
(c) Infectious diseases
(d) Non-infectious diseases.
Majority of children in many parts of India are already immune to Hepatitis A by the time they are five years old. Why ?
What do signs and symptoms indicate if a person is suffering from any disease ? [SAII -2014]
(i) Why a person suffering from AIDS cannot fight even small infections ?
(ii) In a slum area, many people are suffering from malaria. Mention any two unhygienic conditions that must be prevailing in that locality.
(iii) Why female Anopheles mosquito feeds on human blood ? [SAII – 2014]
List any three reasons why you would think that you are sick and ought to see a doctor. If only one of these symptoms were present, would you still go to the doctor ? Why or why not ?
Classify infectious agents into different categories and also mention the diseases caused by them.
Many vaccines form the public health programme of childhood immunisation for preventing infectious disease. Name any two such diseases.
Under which of the following conditions are you most likely to fall sick ?
(a) when you are taking examinations.
(b) when you have travelled by bus and train for two days.
(c) when your friend is suffering from measles. Why ?
A baby is not able to tell her / his caretakers that she / he is sick. What would help us to find out:
(a) that the baby is sick ?
(b) what is the sickness ?
State giving reasons whether the following statements are correct or not:
List any four essential factors that must be taken icare of by an individual for keeping good health.
(i) What is an epidemic disease ?
(ii) Which organ is affected if a person is suffering from jaundice ?
What precautions can you take in your school to reduce the incidence of infectious diseases ?
Who discovered ‘vaccine’ for the first time ? Name two diseases which can be prevented by using vaccines.
“On exposure with an infectious microbe does not necessarily mean developing noticeable disease”. Do you agree ? Explain with reason. If yes, how severe infections occur in our body ?
You have suffered from chickenpox, when you were in class three. Why will you not suffer from it again ? [SAII -2014]