No. | Acute Diseases | Chronic Diseases |
---|---|---|
1. | Symptoms last for a short period of time. | Symptoms persist for a longer duration and may last a lifetime. |
2. | Generally sudden onset of disease or injury. | Diseases develop slowly and gradually. |
3. | Patient may recover fast after the treatment and is free from symptoms. | Patient does not recover completely. It takes a longer time to get relief. |
4. | May not require hospitalisation. | May require hospitalisation and long duration treatment. |
5. | Examples: Influenza, Common Cold, bad throat, a small injury like cut in finger etc. | Examples: Diabetes, Tuberculosis, Arthritis, Heart Diseases etc. |
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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 ?
What is the alternate name of brain fever? Which vector is responsible for this disease?
(a) What is immunisation ?
(b) Define immunity and vaccination.
(c) Define vaccine. .
(d) What type of diseases can be prevented through vaccination ? [SAII -2013]
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 ?
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 ?
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.
What are the different means by which infectious diseases are spread ? [SAII – 2011, 2013]
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
Name the target organs for the following diseases :
(a) Hepatitis targets…………
(b) Fits or unconsciousness targets…………
(c) Pneumonia targets…………
(d) Fungal disease targets…………
“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 ?
Becoming exposed to or infected with an infectious microbe (toes not necessarily mean developing noticeable disease. Explain.
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: