DISEASE QUIZ

Insects that can transmit diseases to human are referred to as

• a) carriers

• b) reservoirs

• c) vectors

• d) incubators

Which of the following diseases are transmitted from one person to another?

AIDS

Cirrhosis

Hepatitis B

Syphilis

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Code:

• 1, 2, 3 and 4

• 1, 3 and 4 only

• 1 and 2 only

• 2, 3 and 4 only

One of the occupational health hazards commonly faced by the workers of ceramics, pottery and glass industry is

• stone formation in gall bladder

• melanoma

• silicosis

• stone formation in kidney

The anti-malarial drug Quinine is made from a plant. The plant is

• Neem

• Eucalyptus

• Cinnamon

• Cinchona

To suspect HIV/AIDS in a young individual, which one among the following symptoms is mostly associated with?

• Long standing jaundice and chronic liver disease

• Sever anaemia

• Chronic diarrhoea

• Severe persistent headache

Acute lead poisoning is also known as

• Itai- Itai

• Plumbism

• Neuralgia

• Byssinosis

Oral Rehydration Therapy is recommended for

• Tuberculosis

• Typhoid

• Tetanus

• Cholera

Which one of the following diseases is caused by a protozoan?

• Cholera

• Malaria

• Tuberculosis

• Typhoid

BCG immunization is for

• Measles

• Tuberculosis

• Diphtheria

• Leprosy

Ringworm is a ......... disease.

• Bacterial

• Protozoan

• Viral

• Fungal