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Why are some patients of diabetes treated by giving injections of insulin? [2 MARKS]
Match the microorganisms given in the Column A to the group to which they belong in Column B.
Column AColumn B(a)Lactobacillus(i)Algae(b)Aspergillus(ii)Protozoa(c)Spirogyra(iii)Fungi(d)Paramecium(iv) Bacteria
Column IColumn IIA. Haemophilus influenzae1. Malignant malariaB. Entamoeba histolytica2. ElephantiasisC. Plasmodium falciparum3. PneumoniaD. Wuchereria bancrofti4. TyphoidE. Salmonella typhi5. Amoebiasis
- A - 1, B - 5, C - 3, D - 2, E - 4
- A - 3, B - 5, C - 1, D - 2, E - 4
- A - 1, B - 3, C - 2, D - 5, E - 4
- A - 1, B - 3, C - 5, D - 2, E - 4
Match the disease with the organisms which cause them.
DiseasesOrganismA. Cholerai. VirusB. Filariasisii. BacteriaC. Quickwiltiii. WormD. Dengueiv. Fungus
A - iv, B - iii, C - i, D - ii
A - iv, B - iii, C - ii, D - i
A - iii, B - ii, C - iv, D - i
A - ii, B - ii, C - iv, D - i
- Consumption of fatty food
- Consumption of alcohol
- Regular physical exercise
- Genetic factors
Define symptom.
- Type I diabetes is insulin dependent diabetes mellitus and Type II diabetes is non-insulin dependent diabets mellitus
- Type I diabetes can be treated with insulin injections
- Type II diabetes can be treated with insulin injections
- Type I diabetes is an autoimmune disorder
- 1
- 3
- 4
- 2
Diseases are classified on the basis of
Mode of transmission
Cost of treatment
Causative agents
How often they can affect a person in ones lifetime
Diabetes mellitus is caused due to destruction of β cells in Islets of Langerhans.
Destruction of β cells in Islets
Destruction of α cells in Islets
Insulin dependent diabetes is caused by the degeneration of
a) Name the disease that causes acidity-related pain and bleeding in the stomach and duodenum of affected humans.
b) Who recently proved that this disease does not occur because of lifestyle reasons but is caused by a bacterium.
c) Name the causative bacterium of the disease.
DiseaseMode of InfectionABotulismthrough sexual contactBTetanusthrough woundsCGonorrheathrough contact with animalsDAnthraxthrough stale foodETuberculosisthrough airFCholerathrough water
- A, B and D
- B, E and F
- A, C, E and F
- A, C and D
Match the following.
ClassificationDisease1) Viral diseaseA) Anthrax2) Fungal diseaseB) Malaria3) Bacterial diseaseC) Ringworm4) Protozoan diseaseD) Chikungunya
1 - C, 2 - D, 3 - A, 4 - B
1 - D, 2 - A, 3 - C, 4 - B
1 - D, 2 - C, 3 - A, 4 - B
1 - D, 2 - B, 3 - C, 4 - A
Diabetes mellitus is caused due to _________
Destruction of α cells in Islets
Destruction of β cells in Islets
Destruction of Δ cells in Islets
None of the above
Disease | Mode of transmission | Causative agent |
Malaria | 1. __________ | Plasmodium |
Elephantiasis | Culex mosquito | 2.__________ |
- normal
- improper
- controlled
- Both statement 1 and 2 are correct and statement 2 is the correct explanation of statement 1.
- Both statements 1 and 2 are correct but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of statement 1.
- Statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect.
- Both statements 1 and 2 are incorrect.
- bacterium
- virus
- fungus
(a) oversecretion of insulin
(b) over secretion of glucogen
(c) undersecretion of insulin
(d) under secretion of both
Bholu suddenly caught cold and fever. The doctor gave him some medicines and asked him to take good rest. Bholu asked a curious question to the doctor as to why do we all fall ill? Choose the correct option that would have been the doctor's answer.
- We fall ill because surrounding environment affects us
- We fall ill because our body behaves strangely
- We fall ill because we eat unhealthy food
- We fall ill because few microbes enter our body and make us uncomfortable
- Bow legs, knock knees and pigeon chest
- Coughs, colds and fever
- Fever and rashes
- Stunting of growth, discoloration of hair and mentalapathy
- sign, complaint
- detection, symptom
- sign, symptom
- symptom, sign
Bholu didn't quite understand what type of organisms can make us fall ill. Help him to choose the correct options.
Bacteria
Viruses
Insects
Protozoa
All diseases are communicable diseases.
False
True
Differentiate between the following pair on the basis of what is mentioned in brackets:
Diabetes mellitus and Diabetes insipidus(reason/cause).
- Weight gain
- Dizziness
- Back pain
- Weight loss
(a) oversecretion of insulin
(b) over secretion of glucogen
(c) undersecretion of insulin
(d) under secretion of both
(i) Diabetes mellitus
(ii) Beta cells
(iii) Exophthalmic goitre
(iv) Releasing hormones
Disease-causing microorganisms are known as:
Infectors
Pathogens
Friendly microbes
Amoeba