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Question
Write short (2-3 sentences) note on AIDS.
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Solution
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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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.
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7. Jumbled spelling of one of the most common insect which visits our exposed foods and contaminates them.
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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 |
Fill in the blank:
One of the diseases caused by protozoa is ______.
Match the items in Column A with those in Column B:
| Column A | Column B | ||
| 1 | Beri-beri | a | Vitamin C |
| 2 | Anaemia | b | Vitamin D |
| 3 | Scurvy | c | Vitamin A |
| 4 | Rickets | d | Vitamin B1 |
| 5 | Goitre | e | Iron |
| 6 | Night blindness | f | Iodine |
Give examples of diseases caused by: Ingesting infected food and water
Antibiotics commonly block biochemical pathways important for the growth of ______.
Name the target organs for the following diseases
Hepatitis targets ______.
