Cholera causing bacteria was first discovered by
Edward Jenner
Robert Koch
Louis Pasteur
None of these
Correct Answer :
B. Robert Koch
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An agent living or non-living capable of causing disease is known as
parasite
vector
pathogen
antigen
Which of the following is a matching pair of the vector and the disease
Culexfilariasis
Houseflytyphoid
Body lousetyphoid
Sandflyplague
Quinine, an important drug for treatment of malaria, is extracted from
Calyx of Cinamott
Bark of Cinchona
Red ants
Bark of Cinamon
Cholera causing bacteria was first discovered by
Edward Jenner
Robert Koch
Louis Pasteur
None of these
Gambusia is
disease of the pancreas
a fish which is a predator on mosquito larvae and is important in biological control of malaria
a drug used in treating tuberculosis
none of these
Angina pectoris, characterised by pain in chest on left side is due to
defective nutrition
infection by bacteria
inadequtae supply of oxygen to the heart muscles
defective functioning of the valves of heart
The first AIDS case was reported in New York in
1981
1991
1979
19 77
Infants who are not fed by breast milk usually suffer from
kwashiorkor
pellagra
beriberi
arasmus
Which disease is pandemic
Common cold
Influenza
Hepatitis
Amoebiasis
Adenoid is the disease in which
tonsils enlarge
thyroid enlarges
splem enlarges
glandular tissue at the back of nose enlarges.
Arteriosclerosis, coronary heart disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, hypothyroidism are examples of
congenital diseases
infectious diseases
deficiency diseases
degenerative diseases
An antibody is a
molecule that specifically inactivates an antigen
WBC which invades bacteria
secretion of mammalian RBC
component of blood
An antigen is a/an
opposite to an antibody
residue of an antibody
stimulus for antibody formation
result of antibody
Passive immunity can be clamed by
antigens
antibodies
antibiotics
vaccination having weakened germs
Addiction of LSD will eventually lead to
illucination
damage of lungs
mental and emotional disturbances
damage to kidneys
The clinical test used for screening blood samples before transfusion is
ELISA test
Hela test
Western blot test
None of these
AIDS is caused by
Blood cancer
HTLV-II
Bacterium
TMV virus
Depletion of ozone in the stratosphere will lead to
increased incidence of skin cancer in man
global cooling
global warming
increased incidence of cardio * respiratory diseases in man
The Headquarters of World Health Organisation (WHO) is located at
New York
Paris
Geneva
London
PAN - Peroxyacetylnitrate which produces burning sensation in the eyes, and causes coughing and headache is formed by a photochemical reaction between
nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide
nitrogen oxide and hydrocarbons present in automobile exhaust
nitrogen oxide and hydrogen chloride
none of these
Which one of these is a cancerous disease
Kwashiorkor
Angina
Leukaemia
Malaria
Certain diseases cause congestion of lungs as a result of whkh blood circulation through lungs may be greatly reduced, Which part of the heart may be distended in such a condition
Left side of the heart
Right side of the heart
Both ventiricles
Both auricles
BCG vaccine is used to cure
pneumonia
tuberculosis
emphysema
cataract
Sickle cell anaemia is due to
deficiency of vitamin B
deficiency of iron in the blood
a genetically determined defect of haemoglobin synthesis
increase in the number of leucocytes in the blood
Malaria day is observed on
5th June
15th August
5th January
20th August
Which of the following is a helminth disease
Filaria
Filariasis
Diphtheria
Floriasis
Widal test is used for susceptibility to
malaria
cholera
yellow fever
typhoid
Antibiotics produced by fungi include
Neomycin and Caphalosporins
Penicillin and Leukomycin
Penicillin and cephalosporins
Neomycin and Lecukomycin
Which of the following disease is found in Negroes only
Haemophilia
Sickle cell anaemia
Tryponosomiasis
Filariasis
Cancer is related to
uncontrolled growth of tissues
non-malignant tumours
controlled division of tissues
none of these