Question:
Why is immune system essential for our health ?
Answer:
The immune system of our body is a kind of defence mechanism to fight against pathogenic microbes. It has cells that are specialized to kill infecting microbes and keep our body healthy.
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.
State any two conditions essential for being free of disease.
Q 3.
Are the answers to the above questions (Q2 and Q5) and necessarily the same or different? Why?
Q 4.
Give four examples of Chronic diseases.
Q 5.
Give examples of fungal diseases.
Q 6.
What is the alternate name of brain fever? Which vector is responsible for this disease?
Q 7.
What is an antibiotic ? Give its one example.
Q 8.
Why are we normally advised to take bland and nourishing food when we are sick?
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 antibiotics not effective for viral disease ?
Q 12.
Name a disease which was earlier considered to be chronic but now can be treated in short duration?
Q 13.
What do you mean by Phagocytosis?
Q 14.
What are acquired diseases?
Q 15.
What is immunisation?
Q 16.
State any two conditions essential for being free of disease.
Q 17.
Define antibiotic? Explain how it is able to control bacterial infections but not viral infections.
Q 18.
How do Skin, Hairs, Saliva form the first line of defence against diseases?
Q 19.
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 20.
Differentiate between Acute Diseases and Chronic Diseases.
Q 21.
What are congenital diseases? Give two examples of such disease.
Q 22.
Why is it important that we think of these categories of infectious agents?
Q 23.
What are antibodies?
Q 24.
Why Colostrum is good for infants?
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.
What are the different means by which infectious diseases are spread ? [SAII – 2011, 2013]
Q 28.
(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 29.
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 30.
Give three examples of bacterial diseases.
Q 31.
Name the diseases that can spread through housefly.
Q 32.
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 33.
Name the target organs for the following diseases :
(a) Hepatitis targets…………
(b) Fits or unconsciousness targets…………
(c) Pneumonia targets…………
(d) Fungal disease targets…………
Q 34.
What is a disease ? How many types of diseases have you studied ? Give examples.
Q 35.
Is there any difference between 'being healthy' and 'disease free'?
Q 36.
List the diseases caused by worms?
Q 37.
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 38.
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 39.
Why it is advisable to breast feed the baby for first few several weeks?
Q 40.
Why are kids and elderly people more vulnerable to cold/flu?
Q 41.
Write differences between 'Being Healthy' and 'Disease Free'.
Q 42.
(i) What is an epidemic disease ?
(ii) Which organ is affected if a person is suffering from jaundice ?
Q 43.
What is inflammation ? Write the symptoms of this in human body.
Q 44.
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 45.
Give examples of Acute diseases.
Q 46.
List the diseases caused by viruses?
Q 47.
(a) What are epidemic and endemic diseases? (b) Which organ is affected if a person is suffering from jaundice?
Q 48.
Name two diseases caused by Protozoans. What are their causal organisms ?
Q 49.
(i) What are the various ways to prevent the diseases ?
(ii) What is immunisation ?
Q 50.
In which of the following case do you think the long-term effects on your health are likely to be most unpleasant ?
- if you get jaundice ?
- if you get lice ?
- if you get acne. Why ?
