MEDIUM
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Which of the following is an incorrect statement?
(a)Oral rehydration therapy is used for the treatment of cholera.
(b)Endemic disease exists permanently in a particular region or population.
(c)Black foot disease is caused due to the excess of lead in diet.
(d)Minamata disease is a disease of CNS caused by mercury poisoning.

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Important Questions on Human Health and Disease
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Oyster meat is nutritious. Justify.

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The first moult of Ascaris larva results in __________ larva.

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

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Explain the viral diseases in human beings.

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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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How can cowpox be prevented?

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What are the functions of cerebrospinal fluid?

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In which disease does mosquito-transmitted pathogen cause chronic inflammation of lymphatic vessels?

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

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

HARD
What is exogenous phase in the lifecycle of Ascaris?

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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 |

HARD
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.

EASY
What does the term Zoo-anthroponosis refer to ?

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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

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

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

HARD
Light sensitive rod cells are responsible for

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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:

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

