Question:
Why Colostrum is good for infants?
Answer:
Infants or babies after birth do not have strong immune system. The colostrum or mother's milk contains many antibodies which provide passive immunity to the babies. Therefore it is advisable to breast feed the baby for first few several weeks.
Why Do We Fall Ill?
Q 1.
Name the diseases that can spread through housefly.
Q 2.
Name the target organs for the following diseases :
(a) Hepatitis targets…………
(b) Fits or unconsciousness targets…………
(c) Pneumonia targets…………
(d) Fungal disease targets…………
Q 3.
Common cold spreads faster and is difficult to control. Give reason. [SAII -2014]
Q 4.
Are the answers to the above questions (Q2 and Q5) and necessarily the same or different? Why?
Q 5.
Name any two diseases which are caused due to unprotected sexual intercourse.
Q 6.
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 7.
Name the protozoan pathogen that causes kala-azar.
Q 8.
What is an antibiotic ? Give two examples.
Q 9.
(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 10.
(i) How do you define 'disease'? (ii) State and explain in brief the four major factors, which are the causes of disease.
Q 11.
What are infectious agents? What are the different infectious agents?
Q 12.
Name the pathogen causes peptic ulcer.
Q 13.
Define antibiotic? Explain how it is able to control bacterial infections but not viral infections.
Q 14.
What are the different means by which infectious diseases are spread?
Q 16.
What are the basic principles involved in medical treatment for diseases?
Q 17.
(i) Which bacterium causes peptic ulcers ?
(ii) Who discovered the above pathogen for the first time ?
Q 18.
What is an antibiotic ? Give its one example.
Q 19.
(i) What are the various ways to prevent the diseases ?
(ii) What is immunisation ?
Q 20.
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 21.
What do you mean by disease symptoms ? Explain giving two examples.
Q 22.
Why is immune system essential for our health ?
Q 23.
Why are antibiotics not effective for viral disease ?
Q 24.
What is a balanced diet?
Q 25.
What are congenital diseases? Give two examples of such disease.
Q 26.
What are acquired diseases?
Q 27.
What are Koch's Postulates?
Q 28.
List the diseases caused by worms?
Q 29.
What is the scientific name of roundworm? Where do we find it commonly in the human body? Name the disease caused by it.
Q 30.
Why taking an antibiotic is not effective in the common cold?
Q 31.
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 32.
Why are kids and elderly people more vulnerable to cold/flu?
Q 33.
Differentiate between allergy and autoimmune diseases.
Q 34.
Why are we advised to take blend and nourishing food when we are sick ?
Q 35.
Majority of children in many parts of India are already immune to Hepatitis A by the time they are five years old. Why ?
Q 36.
Give two examples for each of the following :
(a) Acute diseases
(b) Chronic diseases
(c) Infectious diseases
(d) Non-infectious diseases.
Q 37.
Name two diseases caused by Protozoans. What are their causal organisms ?
Q 38.
What do signs and symptoms indicate if a person is suffering from any disease ? [SAII -2014]
Q 39.
State any two conditions essential for being free of disease.
Q 40.
What is inflammation ? Write the symptoms of this in human body.
Q 41.
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 42.
Under which of the following conditions is a person most likely to fall sick ?
(a) When she is recovering from malaria.
(b) When she has recovered from malaria and is taking care of someone suffering from
chickenpox.
(c) When she is on a four-day fast after recovering from malaria and is taking care of someone suffering from chickenpox. Why ?
Q 43.
What do you mean by active and passive immunisation ? [SAll – 2015]
Q 44.
Who discovered ‘vaccine’ for the first time ? Name two diseases which can be prevented by using vaccines.
Q 45.
What is a disease ? How many types of diseases have you studied ? Give examples.
Q 46.
What precautions will you take to justify “prevention is better than cure” ?
Q 47.
Define Health? What do you interpret when we say a person is in good health?
Q 48.
State any two conditions essential for good health.
Q 49.
A hefty boy of 12 years often picks fights with others. Do you think he is in good health? If so, then explain your answer.
Q 50.
In which of the following case do you think the long-term effects on your health are likely to be most unpleasant? a. if you get jaundice, b. if you get lice, c. if you get acne. Why?
