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Diseases causing microorganisms are called pathogens.

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Important Questions on Diseases and Immunity

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The spoilage of food can be prevented by using vitamins like _____ and _____.
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"Smoking harmfully affects internal organs"

This is a general statement
Explain how smoking affects brain, heart and lungs.

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Explain elaborately about Typhoid fever.
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Which one of the following is not a hereditary disease?
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 Identify the ODD term in each set and name the CATEGORY to which the remaining three belong:
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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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Most viruses that infect plants possess ___.
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What are the symptoms of malaria?
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Find out who am I.

I coined the term vaccine and vaccination for protective inoculation. 

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Read the statements and identify the right option.
Statement I: Human liverfluke depends on two intermediate hosts they are snail and fish.
Statement II: The life cycle of Endoparasites are very simple because of their extreme specialization.
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Melatonin encodes proteins in cells to prevent _____ entry. 
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A disease that spreads through infected food and water:
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Mention any three ways of preventing diseases spread by mosquitoes.
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How do mosquitoes carry disease-causing microorganisms and spread diseases?
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State any two ways of preventing diseases spread by houseflies.
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Priya ate at a roadside stall. Later in the night, she woke up with severe tummy ache. Should she have eaten food from a roadside stall? Why not?
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What is the difference between infectious and non-infectious diseases?
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How do houseflies carry disease-causing microbes (or pathogens)?
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What are the various ways in which communicable diseases can occur and spread?
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Endoparasites feed on blood.