Write the name of the causative agent of pneumonia disease.
Important Questions on Human Health and Disease
How is the following disease transmitted?
Pneumonia
Match List with List.
| List | List | ||
| (a) | Filariasis | (i) | Haemophilus influenzae |
| (b) | Amoebiasis | (ii) | Trichophyton |
| (c) | Pneumonia | (iii) | Wuchereria bancrofti |
| (d) | Ringworm | (iv) | Entamoeba histolytica |
Mention two symptoms common to pneumonia and common cold.
Which of the following statements are correct related to typhoid ?
(i) Typhoid can be confirmed by widal test
(ii) Typhoid is caused by gram positive bacteria
(iii) Typhoid bacteria mainly live in the small intestine of man
(iv) Typhoid is infected by inoculation
(v) Typhoid symptoms are sustained fever, headache, loss of appetite and intestinal perforation
Statement II: Typhoid can be confirmed by Widal test.
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 |
How is the following disease transmitted?
Typhoid
List of some diseases commonly occurring in man is given below. Arrange them based on the causative organism on the table.
Malaria, Common cold, Filariasis, Typhoid, Ascariasis, Ringworms, Amoebiasis, Pneumonia.
| Bacteria | Virus | Fungus | Protozoa |
Match the following options gives the correct matching of the disease with its causative organism and mode of infection.
| Disease | Causative organisms | Mode of infection | |
| i) | Typhoid | Salmonella typhi | With inspired air |
| ii) | Pneumonia | Streptococcus pneumonia | Droplet infection |
| iii) | Elephantiasis | Wuchereria bancrofti | Infected water and food |
| iv) | Malaria | Plasmodium vivax | Bite of male Anopheles |
Match the diseases in Column-I with the routes of infection in Column-II. Choose the correct combination.
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| (A) | Tuberculosis | 1. | Contaminated food and water |
| (B) | Dysentery | 2. | Inhalation of aerosol |
| (C) | Filariasis | 3. | Contact via skin |
| (D) | Syphilis | 4. | Sexual intercourse |
| 5. | Mosquito bite |
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 |
