Common cold differs from pneumonia in, that:

1. Pneumonia is a communicable disease whereas the common cold is a nutritional deficiency disease
2. Pneumonia can be prevented by a live attenuated bacterial vaccine whereas the common cold has no effective vaccine
3. Pneumonia is caused by a virus while the common cold is caused by the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae
4. Pneumonia pathogen infects alveoli whereas the common cold affects the nose and respiratory passage but not the lungs

Subtopic:  Pneumonia & Related Questions | Common Cold & Malaria Introduction |
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Which fish selectively feed on larvae of mosquitoes?

1.  Gambusia 2.  Rohu
3.  Clarias 4.  Exocoetus

Subtopic:  Common Cold & Malaria Introduction |
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Match the following diseases with the causative organism and select the correct option.

Column-I Column-II
(a) Typhoid (i) Wuchereria
(b) Pneumonia (ii) Plasmodium
(c) Filariasis (iii) Salmonella
(d) Malaria (iv) Haemophilus
 
(a) (b) (c) (d)
1. (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
2. (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
3. (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
4. (i) (iii) (ii) (iv)
Subtopic:  Typhoid Fever | Pneumonia & Related Questions | Common Cold & Malaria Introduction | Ascariasis & Filariasis |
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Motile zygote of Plasmodium occurs in
1. Gut of female Anolpheles
2. Salivary glands of Anopheles
3. Human RBCs
4. Human liver

Subtopic:  Common Cold & Malaria Introduction | Treatment & Life Cycle of Malaria |
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Common cold differs from pneumonia in, that:

1. Pneumonia is a communicable disease, whereas common cold is a nutritional deficiency disease
2. Pneumonia can be prevented by a live attenuated bacterial vaccine, whereas the common cold has no effective vaccine
3. Common cold is caused by a virus, while Pneumonia is caused by a bacterium.
4. Pneumonia pathogen infects alveoli whereas common cold affects the nose and the respiratory passage but not the lungs

Subtopic:  Pneumonia & Related Questions | Common Cold & Malaria Introduction |
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AIPMT - 2012
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Which one of the following organisms is scientifically correctly named, correctly printed according to the International Rules of Nomenclature and is correctly described?
1. Musca domestica - The common house lizard, a reptile
2. Plasmodium falciparum - A protozoan pathogen causing the most serious type of malaria
3. Felis tigris - The Indian tiger, well protected in Gir forests.
4. E.coli - Full name Escherichia coli, a commonly occurring bacterium in human intestine

Subtopic:  Common Cold & Malaria Introduction |
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Which one of the following is a pair of viral diseases?
1. Ringworm, AIDS
2. Common Cold, AIDS
3. Dysentery, common cold
4. Typhoid, Tuberculosis

Subtopic:  Common Cold & Malaria Introduction | AIDS |
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Match the following columns and select the correct option:

Column I Column II
(i) Typhoid (a) Haemophilus influenzae
(ii) Malaria (b) Wuchereria bancrofti
(iii) Pneumonia (c) Plasmodium vivax
(iv) Filariasis (d) Salmonella typhi
 
Options: (i)  (ii)  (iii)  (iv) 
1. (d) (c) (a) (b)
2. (c) (d) (b) (a)
3. (a) (c) (b) (d)
4. (a) (b) (d) (c)
Subtopic:  Typhoid Fever | Pneumonia & Related Questions | Common Cold & Malaria Introduction | Ascariasis & Filariasis |
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