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Important Questions on Human Health and Disease

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The infectious stage of Plasmodium that enters the human body is
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At which stage of HIV infection does one usually show symptoms of AIDS?
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Match the following diseases with the causative organism and select the correct option.

  Column-I   Column-II
(a) Typhoid (i) Wuchereria
(b) Pneumonia (ii) Plasmodium
(c) Filariasis (iii) Salmonella
(d) Malaria (iv) Haemophilus
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In the life cycle of Plasmodium, fertilization takes place in
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Lack of relaxation between successive stimuli in sustained muscle contraction is known as:
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Arrange the following statements in sequence regarding Amoebiasis infection:
1) The trophozoites multiply by binary fission and produce cysts and both stages are passed in the faeces.
2) Trophozoites migrate to the large intestine.
3) Excystation occurs in the small intestine and trophozoites are released.
4) Infection by Entamoeba histolytica occurs by ingestion of mature cysts in fecally contaminated food, water, or hands.
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Identify the correct pair representing the causative agent of typhoid fever and the confirmatory test for typhoid.
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Study the following and pick up the correct combination.

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HIV that causes AIDS, first starts destroying:
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The active form of Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite in the
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Identify the re-emerging infectious diseases among the following.
A) AIDS
B) Mad cow disease
C) Cholera
D) SARS
E) Dengue
F) TB
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In the erythrocytic cycle of Plasmodium vivax, the following stages are present.
Arrange them in correct sequence.
I) Amoeboid stage
II) Trophozoite
III) Schizont
IV) Signet ring stage
V) Erythrocytic merozoites
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Match the following columns and select the correct option:-

Column-I Column-II
(i) Typhoid (a) Haemophilus influenzae
(ii) Malaria (b) Wuchereria bancrofti
(iii) Pneumonia (c) Plasmodium vivax
(iv) Filariasis (d) Salmonella typhi
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Study the following and pick up the incorrect statement:
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Match the following: 
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(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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Identify the sequence of stages in the Golgi cycle of Plasmodium vivax.

a) Schizont

b) Amoeboid

c) Trophozoite

d) Signet-ring

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Which of the following sets of diseases is caused by bacteria?
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In higher vertebrates, the immune system can distinguish self and non-self cells. If this property is lost due to genetic abnormality and it attacks self cells, then it leads to:
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Statement (S): Mechanical vector merely transfers the infective stage of a parasite.

Reason (R): In this vector, a part of the development of parasite takes place before it gets transferred to another host.

Which of the following is true?