Match the disease in column-I with the appropriate items (pathogen/prevention/treatment) in column-II.
Column I | Column II | ||
A. | Amoebiasis | 1. | Treponema pallidum |
B. | Diphtheria | 2. | Use only sterilized food and water |
C. | Cholera | 3. | DPT vaccine |
D. | Syphilis | 4. | Use oral rehydration therapy |
1. A-1 B-2 C-3 D-4
2. A-2 B-4 C-1 D-3
3. A-2 B-1 C-3 D-4
4. A-2 B-3 C-4 D-1
a. | All parasites are pathogens as they cause harm to the host. |
b. | Pathogens have to adapt to life within the environment of the host. |
c. | Pathogen of dysentery lives in the gut of host organism. |
d. | Pathogens can enter human body by various means causing functional damage but do not interferes with normal vital activities. |
(a) | Hippocrates considered health as a state of body and mind where there was a balance of certain ‘humors’. |
(b) | Willian Harvey proved the ‘good humor’ hypothesis of health by using an experimental method and the demonstration of normal body temperature in persons with blackbile. |
(c) | Earlier, it was thought that persons with ‘blackbile’ belonged to hot personality and would have fevers. |
Assertion (A): | Antibiotics could not solve all the problems of bacteria mediated diseases. |
Reason (R): | Individuals become more sensitive following prolonged exposure to antibiotics. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is correct explanation of (A) |
3. | (A) is true (R) is false |
4. | (A) is false (R) is true |
Assertion(A): | Cancer is contagious and cells can spread from one person to other. |
Reason(R): | Cancerous cells are highly differentiated cells. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |
Assertion(A): | E.coli, Shigella and Salmonella are all responsible for diarrhoeal disease. |
Reason(R): | Dehydration is common to all types of diarrhoeal diseases and adequate supply of fluids and electrolytes should be ensured. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |
Assertion (A): | Both mind and mental health can affect health. |
Reason (R): | Mind influences, through our neural system and endocrine system, our immune system. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is true, but (R) is false. |
4. | (A) is false, but (R) is true. |