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प्रश्न
Write short (2-3 sentences) note on AIDS.
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उत्तर
AID’S (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome): It is a viral disease caused by the virus called HIV (Human immuno deficiency virus) This virus makes the defence mechanism of the human body very weak. The immune system in the body as W.B.C. becomes weak. Thus the person catches the infectious diseases very easily. This disease spreads through sexual contact as one of the partner may be carrier of the disease. It may spread through the blood transfusion and infected syringes, blades of the barbers, it may infect the developing baby through the blood by the mother. It is very deadly disease.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Find the odd one out:
Cold, AIDS, plague, malaria, measles.
Fill in the blank in the following table:
| Vitamin | Name of the deficiency diseases | Source of vitamin | Function of vitamin |
| Vitamin A | __________ | __________ | __________ |
| __________ | Beri-beri | __________ | __________ |
| Ascorbic Acid | __________ | __________ | __________ |
| __________ | Rickets (in childhood) bones turn soft | __________ | __________ |
Multiple choice questions. Tick (✓) the correct choice:
Kwashiorkor is caused by
Mention the food constituents which may be lacking in one’s diet, in case of the following:
A child having rickets.
List the different ways by which communicable diseases are transmitted
What is diabetes?
Name the organs which are affected by atherosclerosis?
Name few diseases caused by malfunctioning of body organs.
Write short notes on the following:
Communicable diseases
Beri beri is a disease which occurs due to lack of ______.
