WorksheetsHuman Health
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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.
Typhoid
Pneumonia
Malaria
Ascariasis
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?
Pneumonia
Typhoid
Malaria
Common cold
Study the statements about Filariasis / Elephantiasis. Find the incorrect statement.
Elephantiasis is common name of Lymphatic Filariasis
It is caused by a nematode
The disease is transmitted by house flies
Infection usually occurs in childhood and remains asymptomic
Almost everyone have suffered from Common cold once or many times till date. From the following statement find the incorrect one in this context.
Rhino virus is one of the main causes of common cold
coronavirus, respiratory syncytial virus, influenza and parainfluenza viruses also can cause common cold
common cold and flu are same
An adult may have common cold 2-3 times in a year
How many type of disease?
1
2
3
4
What is NOT symptoms of Dengue fever?
Vomiting
High fever
Nose bleeding
Muscle pain
Which of the following is a substance usually prepared from killed or weaken pathogens?
White blood cells
Antibodies
Lymph
Vaccines
Two examples of diseases that can be transmitted through contact are ringworm and tinea.
True
False
Which way a pathogen can enter the body?
Nose
Injured skin
Mouth
All of the above
Infectious diseases are diseases caused by an organism such as a virus or a bacterium, which is called a:
pathogen
toxicant
pandemic
carcinogen
What are chemicals that cause cancer called?
carcinogen
hazard
teratogen
neurotoxin
What is a vector?
pathogen
organism that carries pathogen
type of infectious disease
type of emerging disease
Tuberculosis, Zika fever and tinea are examples of infectious diseases.
True
False
Rat carries pathogen named Salmonella typhi.
True
False
In our body, the first line of defence consists of skin and mucous membrane.
True
False
What is the meaning of antigen?
ability of the body system to resist pathogens before it is infected
protein produced by white blood cells into the bloodstream
foreign substance that come from outside the body and induces the production of antibodies
an animal that transmit pathogen
Which one is the correct statement for passive natural immunity?
temporary and short-lived
fast and temporary
occurs when a person recovers from an infection
occurs when a vaccine is injected into the body
This graph refer to
Passive natural immunity
Passive artificial immunity
Active natural immunity
Active artificial immunity
This graph refer to
Passive natural immunity
Passive artificial immunity
Active natural immunity
Active artificial immunity
Following are the causes that weaken the immune system except
Stress
Exposure to polluted air
Exposure to pesticides
Healthy diet
