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Dengue is transmitted by Culex Mosquito.
(a)True
(b)False

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Important Questions on Human Health and Diseases
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What does the term Zoo-anthroponosis refer to ?

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What are the functions of cerebrospinal fluid?

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Mention the name and symptoms of the disease characterised by increased BMR?

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What is exogenous phase in the lifecycle of Ascaris?

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Match the following
List-I | List-II | ||
(A) | Fasciola hepatica | (I) | Castration |
(B) | Plasmodium vivax | (II) | Kala azar |
(C) | Sacculina | (III) | Hyperplasia |
(D) | Leishmania donovoni | (IV) | Neoplasia |
(V) | Hypertrophy |

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Explain the viral diseases in human beings.

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Oyster meat is nutritious. Justify.

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The active form of Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite in the

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The correct combination of hosts and their respective viral diseases
Bovine spongiform encephalitis-Cows
Rubella-Beef
Scrapie disease-Sheep
Creutzfeldt -Jakob disease-Man

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An example of water-borne disease is
(scabies, dracunculiasis, trachoma, cholera)

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The first moult of Ascaris larva results in __________ larva.

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Match the following:
List - I | List - II | ||
(a) | Cytozoic parasite | (i) | Lives within the cavities of the host body |
(b) | Coelozoic parasite | (ii) | Lives between the cells of the tissue and organs of the host |
(c) | Histozoic parasite | (iii) | Lives within the host cells |
(d) | Hyper parasite | (iv) | A parasite lives in/on the body of another parasite |
The correct answer is:

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A man is walking for a mile. A thorn pricks his leg so suddenly he bows down. At that time he gets sudden sparking pain at his back. This is due to sudden change in the position of back body muscles. Explain it.

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How can cowpox be prevented?

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Lack of relaxation between successive stimuli in sustained muscle contraction is known as:

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Widal test is prescribed to diagnose

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Filariasis is caused by:

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Light sensitive rod cells are responsible for

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Identify correct combinations.
Primary Host | Secondary Host | Parasite | |
A | Man | Culex | Wucheraria |
B | Man | Anopheles | Plasmodium |
C | Man | Musca | Entamoeba |
D | Man | Absent | Ascaris |

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Which of the following viruses is not transferred through semen of an infected male?

