Common Diseases in Humans

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Common Diseases in Humans: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Health, Pneumonia, Ascariasis, Disease, Malaria, Typhoid fever, Filariasis, Human Health and Disease, Pathogens, Common cold, Life Cycle of Plasmodium, Amoebiasis and, Fungal Diseases

Important Questions on Common Diseases in Humans

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Describe the common effects of diseases that are expressed depending on the body's immune system.

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In which of the following diseases is/are the parasites transmitted to a healthy individual through the bite of a female mosquito? 

P) malaria Q) ascariasis R) filariasis 

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In certain diseased conditions such as pneumonia, the fingernails of an individual turn blue.  

What could be the reason for this?

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Pruning weeds and grass in house premises and cleaning the drainage are also methods to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes. Apart from these, we also employ certain techniques in our house to escape mosquito bite. What are they?

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What is excystation?

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The disease 'chikunguniya' is transmitted by

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What is cholera?

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Who is Typhoid Mary?

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What does it mean to be healthy?

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Write some symptoms of swine flu. Find out the preventive measures for swine flu.

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Identify the disease from the above image. Write the name of the pathogens and symptoms related to this disease.

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A person is suffering from a high-grade fever. Which symptoms will help to identify if he/she is suffering from Typhoid, Pneumonia or Malaria?

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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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Which of the following statements is/are correct?

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Where does the development of gametocytes of Plasmodium take place?

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Symptoms of pneumonia are________.