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Disease caused by the biting of Culex mosquito is
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Important Questions on Human Health and Disease
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Study the following and pick up the correct combination.
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Identify the re-emerging infectious diseases among the following.
A) AIDS
B) Mad cow disease
C) Cholera
D) SARS
E) Dengue
F) TB
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Study the following and pick up the incorrect statement:
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Identify correct combinations.
| Primary Host | Secondary Host | Parasite | |
| A | Man | Culex | Wucheraria |
| B | Man | Anopheles | Plasmodium |
| C | Man | Musca | Entamoeba |
| D | Man | Absent | Ascaris |
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The infectious stage of Plasmodium that enters the human body is
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Match the following:
| List - I | List - II | ||
| (a) | Cytozoic parasite | (i) | Lives within the cavities of the host body |
| (b) | Coelozoic parasite | (ii) | Lives between the cells of the tissue and organs of the host |
| (c) | Histozoic parasite | (iii) | Lives within the host cells |
| (d) | Hyper parasite | (iv) | A parasite lives in/on the body of another parasite |
The correct answer is:
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In the erythrocytic cycle of Plasmodium vivax, the following stages are present.
Arrange them in correct sequence.
Amoeboid stage
Trophozoite
Schizont
Signet ring stage
Erythrocytic merozoites
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Assertion : Entamoeba histolytica is a monogenetic parasite.
Reason : It is infected by contaminated food.
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Match the following columns and select the correct option:-
| Column | Column | ||
| (i) | Typhoid | (a) | Haemophilus influenzae |
| (ii) | Malaria | (b) | Wuchereria bancrofti |
| (iii) | Pneumonia | (c) | Plasmodium vivax |
| (iv) | Filariasis | (d) | Salmonella typhi |
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Arrange the following statements in sequence regarding Amoebiasis infection:
1) The trophozoites multiply by binary fission and produce cysts and both stages are passed in the faeces.
2) Trophozoites migrate to the large intestine.
3) Excystation occurs in the small intestine and trophozoites are released.
4) Infection by Entamoeba histolytica occurs by ingestion of mature cysts in fecally contaminated food, water, or hands.
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The interval between the first entry of Plasmodium into the blood in the form of sporozoites and the second entry in the form of cryptozoites is called
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Identify the correct pair representing the causative agent of typhoid fever and the confirmatory test for typhoid.
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Match the following
| List-I | List-II | ||
| (A) | Fasciola hepatica | (I) | Castration |
| (B) | Plasmodium vivax | (II) | Kala azar |
| (C) | Sacculina | (III) | Hyperplasia |
| (D) | Leishmania donovoni | (IV) | Neoplasia |
| (V) | Hypertrophy |
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Identify the sequence of stages in the Golgi cycle of Plasmodium vivax.
a) Schizont
b) Amoeboid
c) Trophozoite
d) Signet-ring
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Assertion Sometimes relapse of malaria may take place even after treatment.
Reason Activation of hypnozoites.
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The common cold is mostly caused by Rhinoviruses. Which of the following treatments will provide the best cure for this infectious agent?
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Pneumonia is caused by:
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In the life cycle of Plasmodium, fertilization takes place in
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Match the following diseases with the causative organism and select the correct option.
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| (a) | Typhoid | (i) | Wuchereria |
| (b) | Pneumonia | (ii) | Plasmodium |
| (c) | Filariasis | (iii) | Salmonella |
| (d) | Malaria | (iv) | Haemophilus |
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The active form of Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite in the
