Question:
Name a disease which was earlier considered to be chronic but now can be treated in short duration?
Why Do We Fall Ill?
Q 1.
Name the diseases that can spread through housefly.
Q 2.
What do you mean by active and passive immunisation ? [SAll – 2015]
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.
Common cold spreads faster and is difficult to control. Give reason. [SAII -2014]
Q 5.
What are infectious agents? What are the different infectious agents?
Q 6.
Give two examples of bacterial antibiotics.
Q 7.
What are antibodies?
Q 8.
What are the basic principles involved in medical treatment for diseases?
Q 9.
Why are kids and elderly people more vulnerable to cold/flu?
Q 10.
What is an antibiotic ? Give its one example.
Q 11.
State any two conditions essential for good health. [SAII-2014]
Q 12.
State any two conditions essential for good health.
Q 13.
(i) How do you define 'disease'? (ii) State and explain in brief the four major factors, which are the causes of disease.
Q 14.
Give three examples of bacterial diseases.
Q 15.
List the diseases caused by worms?
Q 16.
Define antibiotic? Explain how it is able to control bacterial infections but not viral infections.
Q 17.
Why taking an antibiotic is not effective in the common cold?
Q 18.
Differentiate between allergy and autoimmune diseases.
Q 19.
What is an antibiotic ? Give two examples.
Q 20.
Name any four diseases transmitted through vectors.
Q 21.
State two principles of treatment of a disease.
Q 22.
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 23.
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 24.
Becoming exposed to or infected with an infectious microbe (toes not necessarily mean developing noticeable disease. Explain.
Q 25.
Why are antibiotics not effective for viral disease ?
Q 26.
Give examples of Acute diseases.
Q 27.
What are congenital diseases? Give two examples of such disease.
Q 28.
Name the pathogen causes peptic ulcer.
Q 29.
How do antibiotics (say Penicillin) work on bacteria but not on human beings?
Q 31.
What is colostrum? Why is mother's milk strongly advised to newborns?
Q 32.
Give two examples for each of the following :
(a) Acute diseases
(b) Chronic diseases
(c) Infectious diseases
(d) Non-infectious diseases.
Q 33.
Name two diseases caused by Protozoans. What are their causal organisms ?
Q 34.
What do signs and symptoms indicate if a person is suffering from any disease ? [SAII -2014]
Q 35.
(i) What is an epidemic disease ?
(ii) Which organ is affected if a person is suffering from jaundice ?
Q 36.
What causes Japanese encephalitis ? How it can be prevented ?
Q 37.
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 38.
(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 39.
Conduct a survey in your neighbourhood to find out what the three most common diseases are. Suggest three steps that could be taken by your local authorities to bring down the incidence of these diseases.
Q 40.
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 41.
What precautions will you take to justify “prevention is better than cure” ?
Q 42.
Why is immune system essential for our health ?
Q 43.
Why does intake of penicillin not affect human cells ? [SAll – 2014]
Q 44.
State giving reasons whether the following statements are correct or not:
- Our surrounding area should be free from stagnant water.
- Staying clean is not necessary as long as you eat a balanced diet.
- Social equality and harmony are necessary for good health.
Q 45.
Are the answers to the above questions (Q2 and Q5) and necessarily the same or different? Why?
Q 46.
How do we identify a disease?
Q 47.
Give four examples of Chronic diseases.
Q 48.
Give examples of fungal diseases.
Q 49.
Give an example of fungal antibiotic.
Q 50.
Name the vector that can cause sleeping sickness.
