Biology
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 …………… .
Diseases
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(a) BCG
(b) Lungs
(c) AIDS
(d) Virus
(e) Elephantiasis
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Write the full forms of the following abbreviations:
(a) HIV
(b) AIDS
(c) BCG
(d) COVID-19
(e) RNA
Mention whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
(a) Filariasis is transmitted by the housefly.
(b) Malaria is caused by a protozoan.
(c) BCG vaccine is used for chicken pox.
(d) Louis Pasteur discovered a cure for malaria.
(e) AIDS is caused by a bacterium.
(f) HIV is a serious disease, usually fatal.
(g) AIDS is not transmitted by contact with a patient's clothes.
(h) Chicken pox and hepatitis are bacterial diseases.
(i) Goitre is endemic in sub-Himalayan regions of India.
(j) AIDS is caused by a fungus.
(k) Hay fever and asthma are allergies.
(l) Smallpox still occurs in India.
(m) The disease filariasis is caused by the bite of female anopheles mosquito.
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.
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