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Assertion : UV - rays are carcinogenic in nature.
Reason : UV-rays rupture DNA strands and induce mutations to cause cancers.

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Important Questions on Common Human Diseases

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Assertion : Adenoma is a sarcoma.
Reason : Adenoma is located in the adipose tissue.

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Assertion : Epstein - Barr virus is an oncovirus.

Reason : It stimulates the growth of cancer through the expression of viral genes.

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Assertion : Pork should be properly cooked to avoid Taenia infection.

Reason : Pork of pig contains Hexacanth and cysticerci larvae.

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Assertion : Dye workers generally suffer from bladder cancer.

Reason : These are more exposed to a carcinogenic chemical benzpyrene.

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Assertion: There is no chance of transmission of malaria to a man on the bite of a male Anopheles mosquito.
Reason: It carries a non-virulent strain of Plasmodium.
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Addison's disease is characterised by
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Which of the following organs is enlarged in malaria?
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Match the following column

   
A. Leishmania donovani
B. Wuchereria bancrofti
C. Trypanosoma gambiense
D. Entamoeba histolytica
p. Malaria
q. Amoebiasis
r. Kala-azar
s. Sleeping sickness
t. Filariasis