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Why do we fall ill?

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define Health.

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2.

What are the chemical substances in which cells are made up of?

a)

Proteins

b)

Carbo-hydrates

c)

Fats

d)

Lipids

3.

Diseases which last for a short period of times called (a)   diseases.

4.

Which of these is an example for acute disease?

a)

Elephantiasis

b)

Diabetics

c)

Common cold

d)

Tuberculosis

5.

Define Infectious diseases.

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6.

Leishmania causes which of these diseases?

a)

Kala - azar

b)

Sleeping sickness

7.

What is the shape of staphylococci?

a)

Rod - shaped

b)

Comma - shaped

c)

Spherical

d)

Spiral - shaped

8.

Diseases caused by virus are:-

a)

AIDS

b)

Malaria

c)

Influenza

d)

Anthrax

9.

Will a drug working effectively against one microbe, work against another microbe of different group?

a)

No

b)

Yes

10.

What are the ways by which diseases spread?

a)

Air

b)

Water

c)

Cuts or wounds

d)

Direct contact

11.

Animals which transmit the disease are called (a)   .

12.

Why is it hard to make anti - viral medicines?

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13.

How can we prevent water - borne diseases ?

a)

By providing clean drinking water.

b)

By providing living conditions that are not overcrowded.

c)

By providing clean environments.

14.

Who is considered as the ‘Father of Immunology’ ?

a)

Martineaus Beijerink

b)

Edward Jenner

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

Louis Pasteur

15.

Did you like the quiz?

a)

Yes

b)

No