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प्रश्न
Write the scientific name of the filarial worm that causes filariasis.
Write the scientific name of the causative agent of the following diseases.
Filariasis
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उत्तर
The scientific name of the filarial worm is Wuchereria bancrofti.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Study a part of the life cycle of malarial parasite given below. Answer the questions that follow:
(a) Mention the roles of ‘A’ in the life cycle of the malarial parasite.
(b) Name the event ‘C’ and the organ where this event occurs.
(c) Identify the organ ‘B’ and name the cells being released from it.
What are the various public health measures, which you would suggest as safeguard against infectious diseases?
In the following questions/statements has four suggested answers. Rewrite the correct answer
Typhoid is classified as a:
(A) Viral disease
(B) Genetic disorder
(C) Bacterial disease
(D) Protozoan disease
Write the specific name of the genus Plasmodium that causes one of the most serious types of diseases in humans. Name the disease.
Exo-erythrocytic schizogony of Plasmodium takes place in ____________.
The sporozoite of the malarial parasite is present in _______.
Match the pathogens with respective diseases caused by them and select the correct match using the codes given below.
| Column I | Column II |
| I. Leishmania donavani | 1. Malaria |
| II. Wuchereria bancrofti | 2. Amoebiasis |
| III. Trypanosoma gambiense | 3. Kala - azar |
| IV. Entamoeba histolytica | 4. Sleeping sickness |
| 5. Filariasis |
Write the symptoms of filariasis.
| Diseases | Causative agent | Symptoms |
| Ascariasis | Ascaris | |
| Trichophyton | Appearance of dry, scaly lesions on various parts of the body | |
| Typhoid | High fever, weakness, headache, stomach pain and constipation. | |
| Pneumonia |
Cerebral malaria is caused by ______.
Which of the following sets of diseases is caused by bacteria?
Which of the following is a pair of viral diseases?
The alveoli (air filled sacs) of the lungs are infected in
The organisms which cause diseases in plants and animals are called ______.
The sporozoites that cause infection when a female Anopheles mosquito bites a person, are formed in ______.
Given below are the pairs of pathogens and the diseases caused by them. Which out of these is not a matching pair and why?
| (a) | Virus | common cold |
| (b) | Salmonella | typhoid |
| (c) | Microsporum | filariasis |
| (d) | Plasmodium | malaria |
The harmful allele of sickle cell anemia has not been eliminated from human population. Such afflicted people derive some other benefit. Discuss.
The following table shows certain diseases, their causative organisms and symptoms. Fill the gaps.
| Name of the Disease | Causative organism | Symptoms | |
| (i) | Ascariasis | Ascaris | ______ |
| (ii) | ______ | Trichophyton | Appearance of dry, scaly lesions on various parts of the body |
| (iii) | Typhoid | ______ | High fever, weakness, headache, stomach pain, constipation. |
| (iv) | Pneumonia | Streptococcus pneumoniae | ______ |
| (v) | ______ | Rhino viruses | Nasal congestion and discharge, sorethroat, cough, headache |
| (vi) | Filariasis | ______ | Inflammation in lower limbs |
Ringworm is one of the most common infectious fungal disease in humans. Name any two genera of fungi which cause ringworm.
Write the mode of transmission for the following diseases:
Typhoid
