Common Diseases in Humans

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Common Diseases in Humans: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as Disease, Pneumonia, Amoebiasis, Fungal Diseases, Pathogens, Human Health and Disease, Health, Ascariasis, Filariasis, Typhoid fever, Common cold, Malaria, Life Cycle of Plasmodium, etc.

Important Questions on Common Diseases in Humans

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The disease Amoebiasis is caused by:

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Which of the following molecule is used as an immune-suppressive agent?

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Adults of Wuchereria bancrofti attacks

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Malignant tertian malarial parasite is 

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Who discovered Plasmodium in R.B.C of human beings?

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Plasmodium, the malarial parasite, belongs to class-

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Amoebiasis is prevented by -

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In which parts of the body of the hosts do the following events in the life cycle of Plasmodiúm takes place? Name both. body parts and the host. 

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In which parts of the body of the hosts do the following events in the life cycle of Plasmodiúm takes place? Name both. body parts and the host.(Secretion of Haemozoin).

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Write names of Malaria and Cough causing organism.

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List any two preventive measures for air-borne diseases.

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Which of the following ways helps in preventing the breeding of mosquitoes?

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Spraying DDT helps in preventing the vector-borne disease.

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List any two ways of maintaining public hygiene.

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Severe stomach pain with watery stool are symptoms of which disease?

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Where does the development of gametocytes of Plasmodium take place?

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Ascariasis is caused by an intestinal ectoparasite of human.

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Haemozoin is the toxic substance that is responsible for the fever and chill in _____(typhoid/chikungunya/malaria) disease.

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Filariasis is caused by Taenia solium

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Write the infectious forms of Plasmodium which enter the human body through mosquito bite.