Question:
Name the vectors which can cause rabies.
Answer:
Most of the animals included humans can be infected and all of them can spread the disease. Dogs, rats, cats, monkeys, squirrels, cattle, wolves, racoons, bears etc. can spread this disease. In India, mostly it spreads through dog bites and monkey bites.
Why Do We Fall Ill?
Q 1.
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 ?
Q 2.
What is an antibiotic ? Give its one example.
Q 3.
State any two conditions essential for being free of disease.
Q 5.
Are the answers to the above questions (Q2 and Q5) and necessarily the same or different? Why?
Q 6.
Give four examples of Chronic diseases.
Q 7.
State any two conditions essential for being free of disease.
Q 8.
Give examples of fungal diseases.
Q 9.
What is the alternate name of brain fever? Which vector is responsible for this disease?
Q 10.
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 ?
Q 11.
Why are we normally advised to take bland and nourishing food when we are sick?
Q 12.
What is immunisation?
Q 13.
What do you mean by Phagocytosis?
Q 14.
Why are antibiotics not effective for viral disease ?
Q 15.
What are congenital diseases? Give two examples of such disease.
Q 16.
Name a disease which was earlier considered to be chronic but now can be treated in short duration?
Q 17.
What are acquired diseases?
Q 18.
Define antibiotic? Explain how it is able to control bacterial infections but not viral infections.
Q 19.
How do Skin, Hairs, Saliva form the first line of defence against diseases?
Q 20.
Why are we advised to take blend and nourishing food when we are sick ?
Q 21.
Classify the following diseases as infectious or non-infectious :
(a) AIDS (b) Tuberculosis
(c) Cholera (d) High blood pressure
(e) Heart disease (f) Pneumonia
(g) Cancer
Q 22.
Why is it important that we think of these categories of infectious agents?
Q 23.
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 ?
Q 24.
Differentiate between Acute Diseases and Chronic Diseases.
Q 25.
What are antibodies?
Q 26.
Why Colostrum is good for infants?
Q 27.
(a) What is immunisation ?
(b) Define immunity and vaccination.
(c) Define vaccine. .
(d) What type of diseases can be prevented through vaccination ? [SAII -2013]
Q 28.
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 ?
Q 29.
Give three examples of bacterial diseases.
Q 30.
Name the diseases that can spread through housefly.
Q 31.
A doctor/nurse/health-worker is exposed to more sick people than others in the community. Find out how she/he avoids getting sick herself/himself.
Q 32.
Differentiate between allergy and autoimmune diseases.
Q 33.
(i) What is an epidemic disease ?
(ii) Which organ is affected if a person is suffering from jaundice ?
Q 34.
What are the different means by which infectious diseases are spread ? [SAII – 2011, 2013]
Q 35.
How many times did you fall ill in the last one year ? What were the illnesses ? (a) Think of one change you could make in your habits in order to avoid any/most of the above illnesses.
(b) Think of one change you would wish for in your surroundings in order to avoid any/most of the above illnesses.
Q 36.
Name the target organs for the following diseases :
(a) Hepatitis targets…………
(b) Fits or unconsciousness targets…………
(c) Pneumonia targets…………
(d) Fungal disease targets…………
Q 37.
What is a disease ? How many types of diseases have you studied ? Give examples.
Q 38.
“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 ?
Q 39.
Becoming exposed to or infected with an infectious microbe (toes not necessarily mean developing noticeable disease. Explain.
Q 40.
List the diseases caused by viruses?
Q 41.
Name the pathogen causes peptic ulcer.
Q 42.
List the diseases caused by worms?
Q 43.
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?
Q 44.
(a) What are epidemic and endemic diseases? (b) Which organ is affected if a person is suffering from jaundice?
Q 45.
Why it is advisable to breast feed the baby for first few several weeks?
Q 46.
Why are kids and elderly people more vulnerable to cold/flu?
Q 47.
Write differences between 'Being Healthy' and 'Disease Free'.
Q 48.
(i) Which bacterium causes peptic ulcers ?
(ii) Who discovered the above pathogen for the first time ?
Q 49.
What is an antibiotic ? Give two examples.
Q 50.
What is inflammation ? Write the symptoms of this in human body.
