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HUMAN DISEASES

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An example of a communicable fatal disease is

a)

AIDS

b)

cancer

c)

Rhinitis

d)

Drug abuse

2.
A person can contract HIV by:
a)
Sharing needles with an infected person
b)
Kissing an infected person
c)
Hugging an infected person
d)
Swimming with an infected person
3.
Which of the following is not a way to prevent or treat viruses?
a)
antibiotics
b)
antiviral medications
c)
vaccines
d)
wash your hands
4.
Which of the following is not caused by a virus?
a)
Common Cold
b)
Norovirus
c)
Strep Throat
d)
AIDS
5.
Which of the following is trait that a virus shares with a living organism?
a)
They use oxygen
b)
They have genetic material
c)
They grow
d)
They digest food
6.
What type of pathogen is most likely found in warm, moist environments?
a)
virus
b)
bacteria
c)
fungi
d)
protist
7.

The disease Chikungunya is transmitted by

a)

House flies

b)

Aedes Mosquitoes

c)

Cockroach

d)

Female Anopheles

8.

Plasmodium enter human body as

a)

Sporozoites

b)

Merozoits

c)

gametocytes

9.

A patient suffering from a disease shows the following symptoms: sustained high fever (39-40 degree celcius), intestinal bleeding, red rashes, headache and loss of appetite. Identify the disease.

a)

Typhoid

b)

Pneumonia

c)

Malaria

d)

Ascariasis

10.

While discussing a particular disease, the teacher described the following symptoms found in a patient: fluid filled alveoli, fever, chills, cough, headache, lips and finger nails turning bluish. Which one of the following diseases should the student chose?

a)

Pneumonia

b)

Typhoid

c)

Malaria

d)

Common cold

11.

Study the statements about Filariasis / Elephantiasis. Find the incorrect statement.

a)

Elephantiasis is common name of Lymphatic Filariasis

b)

It is caused by a nematode

c)

The disease is transmitted by house flies

d)

Infection usually occurs in childhood and remains asymptomic

12.

Almost everyone have suffered from Common cold once or many times till date. From the following statement find the incorrect one in this context.

a)

Rhino virus is one of the main causes of common cold

b)

coronavirus, respiratory syncytial virus, influenza and parainfluenza viruses also can cause common cold

c)

common cold and flu are same

d)

An adult may have common cold 2-3 times in a year

13.

What is NOT symptoms of Dengue fever?

a)

Vomiting

b)

High fever

c)

Nose bleeding

d)

Muscle pain

14.

Two examples of diseases that can be transmitted through contact are ringworm and tinea.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Which way a pathogen can enter the body?

a)

Nose

b)

Injured skin

c)

Mouth

d)

All of the above

16.

Infectious diseases are diseases caused by an organism such as a virus or a bacterium, which is called a:

a)

pathogen

b)

toxicant

c)

pandemic

d)

carcinogen

17.

What is a vector?

a)

pathogen

b)

organism that carries pathogen

c)

type of infectious disease

d)

type of emerging disease

18.

Tuberculosis, Zika fever and tinea are examples of infectious diseases.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

Rat carries pathogen named Salmonella typhi.

a)

True

b)

False