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Why do we fall ill?

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

An exception to the conditions necessary for good individual health is

a)

public cleanliness

b)

good hygiene

c)

social equality and harmony.

d)

polluted environment

2.

Categories of infectious agents are factors that help in deciding the

a)

kind of exercise one should do.

b)

kind of treatment to use

c)

physical common characteristics.

d)

vector for the transmission of disease.

3.

Hepatitis A virus targets the

a)

intestine.

b)

liver.

c)

kidneys.

d)

stomach.

4.

Vaccines used against Flu, Cholera, Bubonic plague, Polio and Hepatitis have

a)

killed micro-organisms.

b)

attenuated micro-organisms.

c)

antibodies.

d)

toxin.

5.

Goitre is a type of

a)

infectious disease.

b)

contagious disease.

c)

deficiency disease.

d)

genetic disorder.

6.

The Japanese encephalitis virus infects the

a)

brain.

b)

liver.

c)

intestine.

d)

kidneys.

7.

Food is a necessity for the functioning of the

a)

heart.

b)

cell.

c)

kidney.

d)

body.

8.

The virus causing Japanese encephalitis enters through

a)

air.

b)

drinking water.

c)

mosquito bite.

d)

pork.

9.

The causative agents of Dengue fever and AIDS are called

a)

viruses.

b)

bacteria.

c)

protozoans.

d)

fungi

10.

The disease, which can be transferred from mother to her own baby developing in her womb is

a)

Asthma.

b)

Gonorrhea.

c)

Pancreatitis

d)

AIDS.