Common diseases in Humans
Common diseases in Humans: Overview
This topic discusses some of the common diseases caused by microorganisms in humans. It explains the stages in life cycle of plasmodium with a diagrammatic representation.
Important Questions on Common diseases in Humans
The disease Amoebiasis is caused by:

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

Adults of Wuchereria bancrofti attacks

Malignant tertian malarial parasite is

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

Plasmodium, the malarial parasite, belongs to class-

Amoebiasis is prevented by -

List any two preventive measures for air-borne diseases.

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

Spraying DDT helps in preventing the vector-borne disease.

List any two ways of maintaining public hygiene.

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

Where does the development of gametocytes of Plasmodium take place?

Ascariasis is caused by an intestinal ectoparasite of human.

Fill in the blank with the correct option provided in the bracket.
Haemozoin is the toxic substance that is responsible for the fever and chill in _____(typhoid/chikungunya/malaria) disease.

Filariasis is caused by Taenia solium

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

Pneumonia in humans is caused by Haemophilus influenzae.

Malaria can be prevented by using insect repellent.

Among the given options, which is not the symptoms of malaria?
