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Disease Symptoms and Effects

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Disease symptoms and effects involve identifying physical and clinical signs of various medical conditions, ranging from infectious diseases to psychological grief. Topics cover diverse health issues such as anthrax, norovirus, sensorineural hearing loss, and environmental illnesses. These questions are essential for medical exams and general science sections.

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Disease Symptoms and Effects Questions

Multiple choice political science law and social justice justice effects of social inequalities and social justice now meeta knows

Which of the following was not the reason for Bhopal Gas Tragedy?

  1. The MIC's tank alarms had not worked for four years

  2. The steam boiler intended to clean the pipe was out of action

  3. Water sprays designed to knock down the gas leaks were poorly designed

  4. None of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The Bhopal disaster or Bhopal gas tragedy was an industrial accident. It happened at a Union Carbide subsidiary pesticide plant in the city of Bhopal, India. On 3 December 1984, the plant released 42 tonnes of toxic methyl isocyanate (MIC) gas, exposing more than 500,000 people to toxic gases.

Multiple choice biology food components and nutrition effect on general health growth and development in young people nutrient deficiency diseases

Protruding belly is a characteristic symptom of __________.

  1. Marasmus

  2. Diarrhoea

  3. Jaundice

  4. Kwashiorkor
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Kwashiorkor is a form of severe protein malnutrition characterized by edema, an enlarged liver with fatty infiltrations, and a visibly protruding belly. Marasmus, by contrast, involves deficiency in both protein and total calories without prominent edema.

Multiple choice biology sensory organs of humans - sense organs ear : the organ of hearing and equilibrium ear and its function ear

The correct path followed by sound waves from external ear to inner ear is

  1. Ear drum - basilar membrane - auditory ossicles - fluid of cochlea - hair cells

  2. Ear drum - auditory ossicles - fluid of cochlea - basilar membrane - hair cells

  3. Ear drum - hair cells - auditory ossicles - basilar membrane - fluid of cochlea

  4. Ear drum - fluid of cochlea - auditory ossicles - hair cells - basilar membrane
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

  • Sound waves from the environment enter the external ear and are directed to ear drum (tympanic membrane). 
  • The ear drum vibrates on receiving sound waves and the vibrations are sent to oval window through ear ossicles which are malleus, incus and stapes. 
  • From the oval window, these vibrations are passed onto fluid of cochlea where waves are generated into lymph due to these vibrations. 
  • These waves generate vibrations in the basilar membrane which bend the hair cells and press them against the tectorial membrane.
So, the correct answer is 'Ear drum - auditory ossicles - fluid of cochlea - basilar membrane - hair cells'.

Multiple choice types, sources and impact of waste accumulation waste management - impact of waste accumulation our life and environment geography

For which disease have we not been able to exercise control?

  1. Malaria

  2. Polio

  3. Jaundice

  4. AIDS
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

AIDS is caused by the HIV virus, which has a high mutation rate and integrates into the host genome, making it extremely difficult to eradicate or control via traditional vaccination or simple treatment compared to the other listed diseases.

Multiple choice evs - i infectious diseases and how to prevent them energy and health infectious diseases - transmission and prevention credit communicable diseases pathogen and their mode of transmission

Which of the following symptoms indicate red sickness ?

  1. Red and ulcerated skin

  2. Nausea and anaemia

  3. Nausea and loss of hair

  4. Ulcerated skin, nausea and loss of hair
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Pellagra or red sickness is a vitamin deficiency disease caused by chronic lack of Vitamin B3 in the diet. It can also be caused by the decreased intake of niacin or tryptophan. Described as three D's diarrhea, dermatitis, and dementia, this is indicated by symptoms such as dermatitis, alopecia or hair loss, edema or swelling, red skin lesions, weakness and mental confusion.

Multiple choice reproduction - the generating system reproductive health of humans need of family planning reproductive health problems cell division in embryo development division for growth and reproduction reproductive health

Which of the following is the warning sign of sexual abuse?

  1. Bleeding

  2. Pain during urination

  3. Pain in genitals

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Sexual abuse is the act in which the person is forced to participate in any type of sexual activity. There are certain signs which depict that the person has been sexually abused. There may be bleeding from the genital regions which may be associated with pain. The pain may be due to damage to the internal tissues of the genitals during sexual activity. There may be pain during urination. 

Thus, the correct answer is option D. 

Multiple choice zoology diseases and hygiene health introduction to health health and its maintenance

The incorrect match among the following regarding the disease and it's symptoms is:

  1. Leprosy - spasms of body muscles

  2. Cancroid - ulcer appears at the site of infection

  3. Scarlet fever - high fever, rash on the body

  4. Diptheria - difficulty in breathing
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Leprosy or Hansen's disease is characterized by symptom of light colored patches on skin.

So, the correct answer is 'Leprosy-spams of body muscles'

Multiple choice biology blood circulatory system of human blood clotting platelets and their function defence against infectious disease

One of the common symptoms observed in people infected with dengue fever is

  1. Significant decrease in RBC count

  2. Significant decrease in WBC count

  3. Significant decrease in platelets count

  4. Significant increase in platelets count
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Dengue is a type of fever caused by the dengue virus and propagated by mosquitoes. A significant decrease in the number of platelets is observed in this disease.
Thus, the correct answer 'Significant decrease in platelets count.'
Multiple choice some infectious diseases infectious diseases health and diseases biology

Which of the following is/are symptom/s of cholera?

  1. Diarrhoea

  2. Dehydration

  3. Fever

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
Symptoms may range from none, to mild, to severe fever. The classic symptom is large amounts of watery diarrhea that lasts a few days. Vomiting and muscle cramps may also occur. Diarrhea can be so severe that it leads within hours to severs decreased skin elasticity, and wrinkling of the hands and feet. The dehydration may result in the skin turning bluish. Symptoms starts two hours to five days after exposure.

So, the correct answer is 'All of the above'.

Multiple choice some infectious diseases infectious diseases health and diseases biology

Which of the following are the symptoms of cholera?

  1. Diarrhea

  2. Nausea

  3. Dehydration

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Most people exposed to the cholera bacterium (Vibrio cholerae) do not become ill and never know they've been infected. Yet, because they shed cholera bacteria in their stool for seven to 14 days, they can still infect others through contaminated water. Most symptomatic cases of cholera cause mild or moderate diarrhea that's often hard to distinguish from diarrhea caused by other problems. Symptoms of cholera infection may include diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, dehydration. 

Multiple choice some infectious diseases infectious diseases health and diseases biology

Acute diarrhoea and dehydration are the symptoms of 

  1. Leprosy

  2. Tetanus

  3. Tuberculosis

  4. Cholera
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Cholera is caused by a bacterium called Vibrio cholerae. A person gets cholera by drinking water or eating food infected with the bacterium. Once swallowed, it settles in the lining of the small bowel and releases a toxin (poison) that can cause the body to flush liquid into the small bowel, resulting in watery diarrhoea. The main symptom is watery diarrhoea, which can be severe enough to rapidly drain the body of vital water, salts and minerals. The first watery stool appears 1 to 3 days after infection, and from then on the body can lose up to one litre of liquid an hour. 

Multiple choice biology blood circulatory system of human cardiac disorders cardiac regulation and disorders the blood system

A symptom of acute chest pain is associated with which of the following cardiovascular disorders?

  1. Hypertension

  2. Atherosclerosis

  3. Angina

  4. Heart failure
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Atherosclerosis is a condition where the arteries become narrowed and hardened due to a buildup of plaque around the artery wall. When the arteries become narrowed and hardened it results in the decreased supply of oxygen to the heart tissue which results in acute chest pain. Thus acute chest pain is associated with the cardiovascular disorder called atherosclerosis.
So, the correct answer is 'Atherosclerosis'.
Multiple choice biology blood circulatory system of human cardiac disorders cardiac regulation and disorders the blood system

Raju was showing the following symptoms heaviness in the chest, severe pain in the chest, also in the region of the neck, lower jaw, left arm and left shoulder. 


What does this indicate?

  1. Myocardial infarction

  2. Angina pectoris

  3. Atherosclerosis

  4. Arteriosclerosis
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
  • The symptoms of myocardial infarction include heaviness and severe pain in the chest and neck region, lower jaw, left arm and left shoulder. 
  • Angina pectoris has symptoms of acute chest pain when not enough oxygen is reaching the heart muscle. 
  • Atherosclerosis affects the vessels that supply blood to the heart muscle which is caused by deposits of calcium, fat, cholesterol and fibrous tissues making the lumen of arteries narrower. 
  • Arteriosclerosis show symptoms like chest pain or pressure, sudden arm or leg weakness or numbness, slurred speech, high blood pressure, etc. 
  • So, the correct option is "Myocardial infarction".