Biology

Why Do We Fall Ill?

Question:

Name any two diseases which are caused due to unprotected sexual intercourse.

Answer:

(i) AIDS (ii) Syphilis.

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Why Do We Fall Ill?

Q 1.

Name the diseases that can spread through housefly.

Q 2.

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 3.

Name the target organs for the following diseases :
(a) Hepatitis targets…………
(b) Fits or unconsciousness targets…………
(c) Pneumonia targets…………
(d) Fungal disease targets…………

Q 4.

Are the answers to the above questions (Q2 and Q5) and necessarily the same or different? Why?

Q 5.

Name the pathogen causes peptic ulcer.

Q 6.

Why Colostrum is good for infants?

Q 7.

Common cold spreads faster and is difficult to control. Give reason. [SAII -2014]

Q 8.

What is antigen?

Q 9.

What are the basic principles involved in medical treatment for diseases?

Q 10.

Why are kids and elderly people more vulnerable to cold/flu?

Q 11.

(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 12.

Define antibiotic? Explain how it is able to control bacterial infections but not viral infections.

Q 13.

Why taking an antibiotic is not effective in the common cold?

Q 14.

Name the vector that can cause sleeping sickness.

Q 15.

What is an antibiotic ? Give its one example.

Q 16.

What is inflammation ? Write the symptoms of this in human body.

Q 17.

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 18.

What is a disease ? How many types of diseases have you studied ? Give examples.

Q 19.

What do you mean by immune response ? , [SAII – 2014]

Q 20.

What do you mean by disease symptoms ? Explain giving two examples.

Q 21.

Why are antibiotics not effective for viral disease ?

Q 22.

Name the protozoan pathogen that causes kala-azar.

Q 23.

How do antibiotics (say Penicillin) work on bacteria but not on human beings?

Q 24.

What do you mean by Phagocytosis?

Q 25.

Differentiate between allergy and autoimmune diseases.

Q 26.

Why are we advised to take blend and nourishing food when we are sick ?

Q 27.

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 28.

Becoming exposed to or infected with an infectious microbe (toes not necessarily mean developing noticeable disease. Explain.

Q 29.

You have suffered from chickenpox, when you were in class three. Why will you not suffer from it again ? [SAII -2014]

Q 30.

What are acquired diseases?

Q 31.

What are infectious agents? What are the different infectious agents?

Q 32.

What are the different means by which infectious diseases are spread?

Q 33.

(a) What are epidemic and endemic diseases? (b) Which organ is affected if a person is suffering from jaundice?

Q 34.

Why is it not necessary to give Hepatitis A vaccine to children?

Q 35.

Write three differences between Personal Health and Community Health.

Q 36.

Name any two groups of microorganisms from which antibiotics could be extracted.

Q 37.

Majority of children in many parts of India are already immune to Hepatitis A by the time they are five years old. Why ?

Q 38.

Give two examples for each of the following :
(a) Acute diseases
(b) Chronic diseases
(c) Infectious diseases
(d) Non-infectious diseases.

Q 39.

Which amongst the two diseases : acute or chronic has adverse effect on the health of a person? Explain giving a suitable example.

Q 40.

Differentiate between acute diseases and chronic diseases.

Q 41.

(i) What are the various ways to prevent the diseases ?
(ii) What is immunisation ?

Q 42.

What do you mean by active and passive immunisation ? [SAll – 2015]

Q 43.

Who discovered ‘vaccine’ for the first time ? Name two diseases which can be prevented by using vaccines.

Q 44.

What precautions will you take to justify “prevention is better than cure” ?

Q 45.

Why is immune system essential for our health ?

Q 46.

What is a balanced diet?

Q 47.

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 48.

How do we identify a disease?

Q 49.

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 50.

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?