What is elephantiasis?

Important Questions on Human Health and Disease

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Biology Crash Course (Based on Revised Syllabus-2023)>Chapter 8 - Human Health and Disease>Exercise>Q 23

What is dermatophytosis?

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Biology Crash Course (Based on Revised Syllabus-2023)>Chapter 8 - Human Health and Disease>Exercise>Q 24

A patient was hospitalised with fever and chills. Merozoites were observed in her blood. What is your diagnosis?

MEDIUM

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Biology Crash Course (Based on Revised Syllabus-2023)>Chapter 8 - Human Health and Disease>Exercise>Q 25

Why do you think it is not possible to produce vaccines against 'common cold'?

MEDIUM

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Biology Crash Course (Based on Revised Syllabus-2023)>Chapter 8 - Human Health and Disease>Exercise>Q 26

Where does the fertilisation of Plasmodium take place?

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Biology Crash Course (Based on Revised Syllabus-2023)>Chapter 8 - Human Health and Disease>Exercise>Q 27

Name the drug to cure Leprosy.

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Biology Crash Course (Based on Revised Syllabus-2023)>Chapter 8 - Human Health and Disease>Exercise>Q 28

Distinguish between infectious and non-infectious diseases. Give two examples each.

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Biology Crash Course (Based on Revised Syllabus-2023)>Chapter 8 - Human Health and Disease>Exercise>Q 29

A person is suffering from bowel irregularity, abdominal pain, blood and mucus in stool, etc. Based on these symptoms name the disease and its causative agents.

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Biology Crash Course (Based on Revised Syllabus-2023)>Chapter 8 - Human Health and Disease>Exercise>Q 30

On the advice of a doctor, a patient has gone to a clinical laboratory for the examination of a sample of faeces. The lab technician, on observing the stool of the patient diagnosed that the patient was suffering from amoebiasis. Write any two characteristic features based on which the technician came to that conclusion.