Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Give differences between the following: First degree burn and second degree burn
Advertisements
Solution
| First degree burn | Second degree burn |
| It effects the skins outermost layer. | It effects epidermis and dermis of the skin. |
| It is less severe. | It is more severe and painful. |
| There are no blisters. Just redness and swelling. | The skin becomes red and has blisters. |
| This is also called a superficial burn. | This is also called as partial thickness burn. |
| They are dry. | They are moist. |
| They heal on their own in a week or so. | They might need medical attention and heal in 2-3 weeks. |
| Example: Ordinary sunburn. | Example: Blisters formed by hot oil accidentally |
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
Mention Whether the Following Statement is True (T) Or False (F).
HIV is a serious disease, usually fatal.
Put a tick mark (✓) against the correct alternative in the following statement:
Cataract is a disease of:
Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words given below:
Anaemia is caused due to the deficiency of ______.
Given below is a crossword puzzle. Read the clues across and clues down, and fill up the blank squares. Check up your performance with the correct solution given at the end.
Clues across
1. Category of pathogen that causes diseases, like common cold and mumps.
5. This is the vaccine for preventing tuberculosis.
6. An organ usually affected by tuberculosis
7. Jumbled spelling of one of the most common insect which visits our exposed foods and contaminates them.
8. Cover this part of your body by a handkerchief while sneezing to prevent droplet infection to others.
9. These may readily grow in your hair, if you do not wash it regularly.
10. A disease that weakens body’s defence system against infections.
Clues down
1. Germ or germ-substance introduced into the body to prevent occurrence of an infectious disease.
2. A disease caused by an infected dog, and which affects the central nervous system.
3. A disease in which the eyes, the skin and the urine turn yellow.
4. The disease pertussis is popularly known as whooping
| 1 V | 2 | U | 3 | 4 | |||
| A | O | ||||||
| 5 B | U | ||||||
| 6 L | G | ||||||
| 7 I | S | F | H | ||||
| 8 | S | I | |||||
| E | 9 | I | C | ||||
| 10 A | D | E |
Multiple choice questions. Tick (✓) the correct choice:
Which of the following is a disease caused by bacteria?
Find the odd one out, giving reason:
Multiple choice questions. Tick (✓) the correct choice:
Which of the following is a non-infectious disease?
Mention the causal organisms of the following disease: Tuberculosis
Multiple choice questions. Tick (✓ ) the correct choice:
Malfunctioning of pancreas causes
Explain the different types of diseases.
