Human Health And Disease

Question 1

Salmonella typhoon generally affect which organ?

Answer 1

Small intestine

Question 2

Symptoms of typhoid?

Answer 2

1. Sustained high fever(39-40C)
2. Abdominal pain
3. Weakness
4. Loss of appetite
5. Headache
6. Intestinal perforation and death in severe cases

Question 3

Symptoms of pneumonia?

Answer 3

Fever
Chills
Cough 
Headache
Lips and fingernails turn gray to bluish in severe cases

Question 4

List bacterial diseases in man

Answer 4

Typhoid
Pneumonia
Dysentery
Diphtheria 
Plague
Cholera
Tetanus
Leprosy
Polio

Question 5

Symptoms of common cold?

Answer 5

Nasal congestion and discharge
Sore throat
Hoarseness
Cough
Headache
Tiredness
These symptoms last for 3-7 days

Question 6

Plasmodium infection destroys which cells of the blood?

Answer 6

Macrophages and dendritic cells

Question 7

Ways of plasmodium infection

Answer 7

Bite of female Anopheles mosquito
Vertical transmission through placental defect
Blood transfusion

Question 8

First location of multiplication of sporozoites in humans

Answer 8

Liver cells

Question 9

How do the parasites reproduce in the liver cells?

Answer 9

Asexually

Question 10

How do the parasites multiply in the RBCs?

Answer 10

Asexually

Question 11

Where are the sexual stages of sporozoites formed? What are they called?

Answer 11

In RBCs, gametocytes

Question 12

Sporozoites are for aged in which part of the mosquito?

Answer 12

In the gut ( motile zygote formed here)

Question 13

Where are parasites of the plasmodium stored in the mosquito?

Answer 13

Salivary gland

Question 14

Entamoeba histolytica is a parasite of which part of the body?

Answer 14

Large intestine

Question 15

Symptoms of amoebiasis.

Answer 15

Constipation
Abdominal pain and cramps
Stools with excess mucus and blood clots

Question 16

Entamoeba histolytica feeds upon what parts of the colon?

Answer 16

Erythrocytes, mucosa and sub mucosa of the colon

Question 17

What serves as the mechanical carrier of Entamoeba histolytica?

Answer 17

Houseflies

Question 18

Main source of infection of amoebiasis?

Answer 18

Food contamination by faecal matter

Question 19

Symptoms of ascariasis?

Answer 19

Internal bleeding
Muscular pain
Anemia
Fever
Blockage of the intestinal passage

Question 20

The pathogen of filariasis is transmitted by ?

Answer 20

Bite of female mosquito vectors (culex)

Question 21

Gambusia fish feeds on what?

Answer 21

Mosquito larvae

Question 22

Main barrier which prevents the entry of micro organisms in the body?

Answer 22

Skin

Question 23

Examples of physical barrier?

Answer 23

Skin and mucus

Question 24

Examples of physiological barriers?

Answer 24

Acid in stomach
Saliva in mouth
Tears from eyes

Question 25

Examples of cellular barriers

Answer 25

PMNL - neutrophils Monocytes Natural killer cells Macrophages

Question 26

Natural killer cells is a type of which kind of cell?

Answer 26

Type of lymphocytes

Question 27

Interferons are secreted by which cells?

Answer 27

Virus infected cells to protect non- infected cell from further viral infection

Question 28

Chemical nature of antibodies?

Answer 28

Glycoproteins

Question 29

Injecting dead microbes or other proteins is which kind of immunity?

Answer 29

Active

Question 30

Symptoms of allergy

Answer 30

Sneezing Running nose Watery eyes Difficulty in breathing

Question 31

What chemicals are release during allergy and from where

Answer 31

Histamine and serotonin | From mast cells

Question 32

Drugs given to reduce symptoms of allergy?

Answer 32

Anti histamine Adrenalin Steroids

Question 33

Appendix is a part of which system of the body?

Answer 33

Lymphatic ( not digestive)

Question 34

Role of secondary lymphoid of organs.

Answer 34

Provide the sites for interaction of lymphocytes with the antigen, which then proliferate to become effector cells

Question 35

Bone marrow and thymus provide micro environment for?

Answer 35

Development and maturation of lymphocytes

Question 36

Functions and description of spleen

Answer 36

Large bean shaped organ Contains lymphocytes and phagocytes Filtering of blood by trapping blood borne micro organisms Reservoir of erythrocytes

Question 37

Ionising radiations eg

Answer 37

X rays and gamma rays

Question 38

No ionising radiations eg

Answer 38

UV rays

Question 39

Biological response modifiers given to cancer patients

Answer 39

Alpha interferons