The protozoa organism responsible for sickness is

1

(a)

Ameba

(b)

Entamoeba

(c)

Plasmodium

(d)

Trypanosoma

Which one of the following is not a viral disease?

1

(a)

Influenza

(b)

Common cold

(c)

dengue fever

(d)

Anthrax

Antibiotic penicillin act against bacteria by

1

(a)

Killing the bacteria

(b)

neutralizing the bacteria

(c)

blocking biochemical pathways important for bacteria

(d)

None of the above

Which one of the following disease is more likely to spread in the absence of safe drinking water?

1

(a)

cholera

(b)

Tuberculosis

(c)

tetanus

(d)

Anthrax

Japanese encephalitis is spread by

1

(a)

contaminated water

(b)

air 

(c)

dog bite

(d)

mosquito

Which one of the following is dangerous for individual health?

1

(a)

Garbage thrown is streets

(b)

Open drainage

(c)

Stagnant water around our living

(d)

All of these

Antibiotics work against

1

(a)

bacteria

(b)

virus

(c)

elephantiasis

(d)

dengue

Penicillin skills bacteria but not our cells because

1

(a)

our sells are immune to pencillin

(b)

our cells do not form cell well

(c)

penicillin blocks formation of cell well

(d)

none of the above

The disease which is transmitted by sexual contact is

1

(a)

malaria

(b)

kala-azar

(c)

elephantasis

(d)

syphilis

AID is caused by a

1

(a)

a worm

(b)

bacteria

(c)

virus

(d)

protozoan

Infectious agents are spread through air, water, ........... or vector.

1

(a)

physical, contact

............. of disease is more desirable than its successful treatment

1

(a)

Prevention

Common cold is an .......... disease because it lats only for a few days.

1

(a)

acute

Most of the common skin diseases are caused by different kinds of ..............

1

(a)

fungi

Diseases such as typhoid, cholera and tuberculosis are caused by ............

1

(a)

bacteria

Explain briefly the two groups of diseases.

2

(a)

'Public cleanliness is important for individual health' comment.

2

(a)

What are immediate cause and contributory cause of disease?

3

(a)

Give two examples of each of communicable and non-communicable diseases.

3

(a)

What are differences between communicable and non-communicable diseases?

3

(a)

Name the organism causing the following diseases:
(i) Kala-azar (ii) Sleeping sickness

5

(a)