Swine Flu

Q.

What are the most common means by which diseases such as common cold and influenza spread?

1. Breathing viruses in air.

2. Hand-to-face contact.

3. Drinking infected water.

4. Eating contaminated food.

Q.

List the preventive measures against diseases caused by viruses.

Q. Pair the pathogens with the disease.
$\begin{array}{cc}\text{Column A}& \text{Column B}\\ \left(1\right)\text{Cholera}& \left(a\right)\text{Shigella}\\ \left(2\right)\text{Dysentery}& \left(b\right)\text{H1N1}\\ \left(3\right)\text{Swine Flu}& \left(c\right)\text{Salmonella typhi}\\ \left(4\right)\text{Typhoid}& \left(d\right)\text{Vibrio cholerae}\end{array}$

1. 1-a, 2-b, 3-c, 4-d
2. 1-d, 2-a, 3-b, 4-c
3. 1-c, 2-a, 3-b, 4-d
4. 1-b, 2-d, 3-c, 4-a

Q.

What precautions can you take to reduce the incidence of infectious disease ?

Q. Which of the following disease can be prevented by taking the following preventive measures?

1. Covering nose with mask.
2. Washing hands before eating.
3. Avoiding close contact with infected person.
4. Avoiding skin to skin contact with pigs.

1. Swine Flu
2. Dengue
3. Typhoid
4. Malaria

Q. Give an example of each of the following :
Diseases which spread through water

Q. Swine flu spreads through _________.

1. dog
2. rabbit
3. monkey
4. pig

Q. What is the causative organism of typhoid?

1. Bacillus thuringiensis
2. Streptococcus pneumoniae
3. Salmonella typhi
4. Lactobacillus acidophilus

Q. Identify the disease.

1. Caused by pigs
2. Symptoms include sore throat and difficulty in breathing along with some common flu symtoms
3. Transmitted through saliva.

1. Bird Flu
2. Swine Flu
3. Rabies
4. Dengue