Biology
Match the terms given in Column A with those of column B:
| Column A | Column B |
|---|---|
| Allergy | Thalassemia |
| Metabolic disease | Cataract |
| Genetic disease | Leukemia |
| Degenerative disease | Hay fever |
| Cancer | Diabetes mellitus |
Related Questions
Name the following:
(a) The vaccine for preventing tuberculosis …………… .
(b) An organ usually affected by tuberculosis…………… .
(c) A disease that weakens body’s defense system against infections …………… .
(d) The microorganism that requires a host to reproduce …………… .
(e) The popular name of the disease filariasis …………… .
Name:
(a) Four categories of diseases on the basis of their occurrence.
(b) Two categories of diseases based on their communicability.
(c) Two degenerative/ageing diseases.
(d) Three diseases caused by protozoans.
(e) Three diseases caused by helminths.
The first pair indicates the kind of relationship that exists between the first two terms. Rewrite and complete the second pair on a similar basis:
(a) April 7 : World health day :: December 1 : ……………
(b) Malaria: Plasmodium :: Filariasis : ……………
(c) Hepatitis: Liver :: Tuberculosis : ……………
(d) Mumps: Viral disease :: Typhoid : ……………
(e) Covid- 19: Pandemic :: Yellow fever : ……………
Choose the odd one out and write the category for the remaining terms:
(a) Cholera, Typhoid, Malaria, Tuberculosis
(b) Hepatitis, Ascariasis, Chicken pox, Poliomyelitis
(c) Elephantiasis, Ascariasis, Taeniasis, Hepatitis
(d) Depression, Beri-beri, Scurvy, Night-blindness
(e) Malaria, Amoebiasis, Sleeping sickness, Cataract