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Important Questions on Microorganism Friend and Foe

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State the various ways of preventing the occurrence and spreading of communicable diseases.

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Science>Biology>Microorganism Friend and Foe>Harmful Microorganisms

Why should we not let water collect anywhere in the neighbourhood?

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Science>Biology>Microorganism Friend and Foe>Harmful Microorganisms

A disease that spreads through infected food and water:

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Science>Biology>Microorganism Friend and Foe>Harmful Microorganisms

What are the various ways in which communicable diseases can occur and spread?

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Science>Biology>Microorganism Friend and Foe>Harmful Microorganisms

Mention any three ways of preventing diseases spread by mosquitoes.

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Science>Biology>Microorganism Friend and Foe>Harmful Microorganisms

Explain any two communicable diseases in relation to their symptoms and preventive measures.

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Science>Biology>Microorganism Friend and Foe>Harmful Microorganisms

State the causative microorganisms and modes of transmission of the following human diseases:
Cholera

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Science>Biology>Microorganism Friend and Foe>Harmful Microorganisms

How do communicable diseases spread through direct contact and through insects?

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Science>Biology>Microorganism Friend and Foe>Harmful Microorganisms

What is food poisoning? How is food poisoning caused?

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Science>Biology>Microorganism Friend and Foe>Harmful Microorganisms

What is the difference between infectious and non-infectious diseases?

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Science>Biology>Microorganism Friend and Foe>Harmful Microorganisms

How do houseflies carry disease-causing microbes (or pathogens)?

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Science>Biology>Microorganism Friend and Foe>Harmful Microorganisms

State any two ways of preventing diseases spread by houseflies.

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Science>Biology>Microorganism Friend and Foe>Harmful Microorganisms

List the names of any four communicable diseases and name the germs that cause them.
 

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Science>Biology>Microorganism Friend and Foe>Harmful Microorganisms

Name any five human diseases caused by micro-organisms. Also name the causative micro-organisms and mode of transmission for each of these diseases.

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Science>Biology>Microorganism Friend and Foe>Harmful Microorganisms

Tuberculosis is caused by _____.

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Science>Biology>Microorganism Friend and Foe>Harmful Microorganisms

What is the mode of transmission of the following disease?
Rust of wheat

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Science>Biology>Microorganism Friend and Foe>Harmful Microorganisms

Priya ate at a roadside stall. Later in the night, she woke up with severe tummy ache. Should she have eaten food from a roadside stall? Why not?

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Science>Biology>Microorganism Friend and Foe>Harmful Microorganisms

How do communicable diseases spread through air, water, and food?

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Science>Biology>Microorganism Friend and Foe>Harmful Microorganisms

Differentiate between non-communicable and communicable diseases.

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Science>Biology>Microorganism Friend and Foe>Harmful Microorganisms

How do mosquitoes carry disease-causing microorganisms and spread diseases?