Worksheetsch-13 why do we fall ill
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
If you live in an overcrowded and poorly ventilated house, then you may suffer from which of the following diseases?
Cholera
AIDs
Cancer
Air borne disease
Cancer is a disease caused due to the uncontrolled growth of tissues in any part of body. This disease comes under which of the following types?
Congenital disease
Non-infectious disease
Infectious disease
None of these
The main symptoms of the HIV-AIDS infection are due to the fact that patient’s body can no longer fight off many minor infections and hence becomes the reason of the patient’s ultimate death.
This happens because:
HIV virus alone causes all the infections
HIV virus damages the immune system of the body
HIV virus directly attacks the human nervous system
HIV virus releases a poison in the body
TAB-vaccine is used to provide immunity against Typhoid for a period of three years.What is the correct abbreviation of TAB?
Typhoid-Paratyphoid A and B Vaccine
Typhoid-Pertyphoid A and B Vaccine
Typhoid-Partialtyphoid A and B Vaccine
Typhoid-Peroxytyphoid A and B Vaccine
Water makes averagely about 60% part of human body and is necessary in every biochemical reaction occurring in human body. Which of the following is a disease which is caused due to the loss of water in the body making the patient seriously ill in a very short time?
Hydration
Rehydration
Dehydration
Hydrolysis
Mosquitoes are often seen breeding on the stagnant water. We should not allow mosquitoes to breed in our surroundings because they
bite and cause skin diseases
are vectors for many diseases
multiply very fast and cause pollution
are not important insects
Infectious diseases are the diseases that can spread from infected person to the healthy person. Which of the following can make you ill if you come in contact with an infected person?
Blood cancer
Genetic abnormality
High blood pressure
Sneezing and coughing
Cholera is an infectious, fatal disease caused by the bacterium which lives and multiplies in the small intestine. The disease sometimes occurs in epidemic form. Which of the following is not a reason for the spread of the disease?
Drinking the contaminated water
Breeding of the flies on the garbage heaps
Use of spices in food
Consuming the contaminated food
AIDS virus when active in body mainly attack
Lungs
Liver
Immunity
Nerves
Identify group of Acute Diseases-
Cold, Cough,Typhoid,Cholera
Cold, Cough,Arthritis,Cancer
Cold, Cough,Diabetes,Cholera
Cold, Diabetes,Tuberculosis,
Cholera
Peptic ulcers are due to....
Bacteria
Protozoa
Fungi
Virus
Which one of the following is not a bacterial disease?
Cholera
Influenza
Tuberculosis
Anthrax
Which one of the following has a long term effect on the health of an individual?
Chicken pox
Common cold
Chewing tobacco
Stress
According to you health is___
Mentally fit
Physically fit
Socially fit
All
Acute disesase means....
Short term disease
Long term disease
Very long term disease
Kills the organism
Sabrina has the flu. Her neighbor suggests she get a prescription for an antibiotic, but Sabrina's mothers says that antibiotics would not help in this situation. Why?
the flu is caused by a virus, and it cannot be treated with an antibiotic.
the flu is caused by a fungus, and it must be treated with antifungal medication
the flu is caused by a parasitic worm, and must be treated with an anti-parasitic medication
the flu is caused by a bacterium, and it cannot be treated with an antibiotic.
Common symptoms, which indicate sickness are.....
Loose motion
Headache
Cough
all of above
What are the different means by which infectious diseases are spread?
Through air
Through water
Through animals
Through Sexual contact:
all the above
AIDS can be transmitted by.....
sharing food
Hugs
shaking hands
blood transfusion
What precautions could you take in your school to reduce the incidence of infectious diseases?
Use of handkerchief or towel while an infected student in sneezing or coughing,
Cleanliness in the school premises and also in the classroom
Preventing over crowing classes,
Use of clean toilets
allows water to stagnate in school or around the school to avoid mosquito breeding,
Immunization programme .....
Immunization against measles.
Taking medicines when you ill
Polio drops against polio
Vaccination against chicken pox
DPT vaccination against diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus.
Who is health among the following people ?
Which one of the following is not important for individual health?
Living in clean space
Social equality and harmony
Good economic condition
Living in a large and well furnished house
