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Which of the following is called ‘Grand old man of intestine’?

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Important Questions on Human Health and Disease

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In the life cycle of Plasmodium, fertilization takes place in
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The infectious stage of Plasmodium that enters the human body is
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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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In the erythrocytic cycle of Plasmodium vivax, the following stages are present.
Arrange them in correct sequence.
I) Amoeboid stage
II) Trophozoite
III) Schizont
IV) Signet ring stage
V) Erythrocytic merozoites
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Which of the following viruses is not transferred through semen of an infected male?
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Match the following columns and select the correct option:-

Column-I Column-II
(i) Typhoid (a) Haemophilus influenzae
(ii) Malaria (b) Wuchereria bancrofti
(iii) Pneumonia (c) Plasmodium vivax
(iv) Filariasis (d) Salmonella typhi
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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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Which of the following sets of diseases is caused by bacteria?
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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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Lack of relaxation between successive stimuli in sustained muscle contraction is known as:
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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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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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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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Assertion (A): Entamoeba histolytica is a monogenetic parasite.

Reason (R): It is infected by contaminated food.

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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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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
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In which disease does mosquito-transmitted pathogen cause chronic inflammation of lymphatic vessels?