Different Types of Causes of Disease

Q. Differentiate between signs and symptoms.

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Question 5
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 chicken-pox.
(c) when she is on a four-day fast after recovering from malaria and is taking care of someone suffering from chicken-pox.
Why?

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Name two diseases transmitted by contaminated food and water.

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A baby is not able to tell her/his caretakers that she/he is sick. What would help us to find out that the baby is sick?

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Question 6
Under which of the following conditions are you most likely to fall sick? Why?
(a) When you are taking examinations.
(b) When you have traveled by bus and train for two days.
(c) When your friend is suffering from measles.
Why?

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The disease caused due to the deficiency of vitamin C in the body is called__i__and__ii__ is the disease caused due to the deficiency of iron in the body.

The information in which alternative completes the given statement?

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

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Write a short paragraph on the harmful effects of microorganisms.

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Differentiate primary, secondary, and tertiary levels of causes of diseases.

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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?

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What do you mean by immediate cause of disease ?

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Mention the food constituents which may be lacking in ones diet, in the case of the following.
A child having rickets.

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Question 14
Choose the wrong statement

(a) High blood pressure is caused by excessive weight and lack of exercise.
(b) Cancers can be caused by genetic abnormalities
(c) Peptic ulcers are caused by eating acidic food
(d) Acne is caused by staphylococci

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What is the first aid for bee/wasp stings?

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Why we should not eat uncovered food ?

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What are contributing causes of disease ?

Q. Which among the following statements regarding the health of an individual is correct?

1. A disease-free person can be called healthy.
2. The functioning of body organ(s) changes during a disease.
3. Balanced diet maintains good health of an individual.
4. Good economic conditions are not a major cause of the disease.

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Which of the following is not true about Hemophilia A?

1. It is caused by Vitamin K deficiency.

2. It is sex-gene-linked.

3. It is caused by a deficiency of any of the clotting factors.

4. It is seen mainly in females.

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Name the following:

Diseases that can spread by droplet infection.

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In a cluster of hutments, many people are suffering from malaria. Mention the unhygienic conditions that must be prevailing in that locality. How does a doctor confirm malaria?

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What are the main factors in the spread of air borne diseases?

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Name the chemical released by damaged cells which causes inflammation.

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How does dehydration set in during diarrhoea?

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Write down the modes of transmission of tuberculosis

Q. Identify the second level of cause of disease among the following.
i) Pathogen
ii) Genetic abnormalities
iii) Improper sanitation
iv) Malnutrition

1. i) & iv)
2. ii) & iv)
3. i) & iii)
4. iii) & iv)

Q. Mention of the following statements are True(T) or False(F)

(d) Anti-venin injection against snake bite is an example of artificially acquired passive immunity.

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What are the different levels of causes of diseases? Explain with an example.

Q. Mr Sharma had a little non painful lump in his throat. Later it became painful and cancerous. Which among the following statement is incorrect about cancer?

1. Cancer is a chronic disease.
2. Cancer is an acute disease.
3. It continues for long or lifetime.
4. It continues to weaken the body.

Q. 'X' is a disease caused by Vibrio cholerae. One of it's symptom is watery diarrhoea. Identify 'X'.

1. Dysentery
2. Typhoid
3. Cholera
4. Dengue

Q. What do you understand about intrinsic and extrinsic factors of disease?

Q. Immediate cause of the disease is

1. Primary cause
2. First level of cause
3. Both (a) & (b)
4. Undernourishment