Question

The given table shows certain diseases, their causative organisms and symptoms. Fill the gaps:

Name of 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) Filariasis	...	Inflammation in lower limbs
(vi) ...	Entamoeba histolytica	Profuse diarrhoea with blood and mucus; flatulence and abdominal cramping

Answer 1

Name of Disease	Causative Organism	Symptoms
(i) Ascariasis	Ascaris	Abdominal pains, vomiting, headache, irritability and dizziness
(ii) Ringworm	Trichophyton	Appearance of dry, scaly lesions on various parts of the body
(iii) Typhoid	Salmonella typhi	High fever, weakness, headache, stomach pain, constipation
(iv) Pneumonia	Streptococcus pneumoniae	Difficulty in respiration, fever, chills, cough, headache
(v) Filariasis	Wuchereria bancrofti, W. malayi.	Inflammation in lower limbs
(vi) Amoebiasis	Entamoeba histolytica	Profuse diarrhoea with blood and mucus; flatulence and abdominal cramping