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

Congestion of the lungs is one of the main symptoms in 

  1. Hypotension

  2. Coronary artery disease

  3. Angina

  4. Heart failure

  5. Atherosclerosis
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Heart failure means the state of heart, when it is not pumping blood effectively enough to meet the needs of the body. It is sometimes called congestive heart failure because congestion of the lungs is one of the main symptoms of this disease. Heart failure is not the same as cardiac arrest (when the heart stops beating) or a heart attack (when the heart muscle is suddenly damaged by an inadequate blood supply).

Multiple choice zoology some common diseases diseases caused by protozoa protozoan disease protozoa: benefits and harmful effects

Other than intestine, Entamoeba histolytica often gets lodged in 

  1. Brain

  2. Liver

  3. Lungs and Testes

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

Entamoeba histolytica is a microscopic endoparasite of man and is commonly found in the lumen of the upper part of the large intestine, that is the colon. In chronic cases, they get into blood circulation and migrate to the spleen, liver, lungs, gonads, and brain, where they produce secondary complications.

Thus, the correct answer is option D.

Multiple choice zoology some common diseases diseases caused by protozoa protozoan disease protozoa: benefits and harmful effects

Which is not a symptom of Entamoeba histolytica?

  1. Relapsing fever

  2. Abdominal pain

  3. Blood in stool

  4. Irregular bowel
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

    Entamoeba histolytica is an anaerobic parasitic amoebozoan, predominantly infecting humans and other primates causing amoebiasis or dysentery. Symptoms can include fulminating dysentery, bloody diarrhoea, weight loss, fatigue, abdominal pain, irregular bowel. Hence, relapsing fever is not a symptom of Entamoeba histolytica. So, the correct answer is 'Relapsing fever'.

Multiple choice biology human health and disease drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption addiction and dependence community health and hygiene

The symptoms of drug addiction is

  1. Restlessness

  2. Depression

  3. Anxiety

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation
  • Drug addiction is a complex neurological disease that requires integrated treatment of the mind, body, and spirit. 
  • It is considered a brain disease because drugs change the brain they change its structure and how it works. Without treatment, these brain changes can be long-lasting. 
  •  Addiction is chronic, it is progressive, and if left untreated, it can be fatal.
Common signs of drug addiction include:
  1.  Loss of control 
  2. Serious changes or deterioration in hygiene or physical appearance
  3. Withdrawal symptoms such as shakiness, trembling, depression, nausea and fatigue are observed.
  •  Hence, The symptoms of drug addiction are restlessness, Depression and Anxiety. 
  • So, the correct answer is 'all of the above'.
Multiple choice biology human health and disease drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption addiction and dependence community health and hygiene

Withdrawal symptom of alcohol/drug include
i) Anxiety        
ii) Shakiness 
iii) Nausea 
iv) Sweating

  1. i and ii

  2. i , ii and iv

  3. ii and iii

  4. i, ii, iii, iv
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

If a person who is having heavy dose of alcohol or drug suddenly stop or cut back on its consumption, it is called as alcohol or drug withdrawal. Mild withdrawal syndrome includes anxiety, shakiness, headache, nausea, vomiting, insomnia, sweating. The severe syndrome includes hallucination, seizures.

Thus, the correct answer is 'i, ii, iii, iv.'

Multiple choice evs - i community health and hygiene drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption addiction and dependence important stages in agricultural development disorders of nervous system

Withdrawal symptoms of drug addiction are _________________.

  1. Showed during epilepsy

  2. Unpleasent symptoms shown due to non availability of addicted drugs

  3. Unpleasent symptoms showed due to alcoholism

  4. Unpleasent symptoms showed due to narcotic drugs
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • Addiction is a psychological and physical inability to stop consuming a chemical, drug, activity, or substance.
  • When a person has an addiction, and they stop taking the substance or engaging in the behaviour, they may experience symptoms. These symptoms include anxiety, irritability, tremors and shaking, nausea and vomiting, fatigue and a loss of appetite. 
  • Hence, Withdrawal symptoms of drug addiction are Unpleasant symptoms shown due to non-availability of addicted drugs. 
  • So, the correct answer is 'Unpleasant symptoms shown due to non-availability of addicted drugs'.
Multiple choice evs - i community health and hygiene drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption addiction and dependence important stages in agricultural development disorders of nervous system

Impaired memory, lethargy, passivity, acute anxiety, depression and profuse sweating are symptoms associated with

  1. Alcoholism

  2. Drug addiction

  3. Mental illness

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

Drug addiction psychological symptoms include:

  • Unexplained change in personality or attitude
  • Sudden mood swings, irritability, or angry outbursts
  • Periods of hyperactivity, agitation or giddiness
  • Lack of motivation, appears lethargic
  • Appears fearful, anxious, or paranoid with no reason.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Multiple choice biology human health and disease drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption addiction and dependence community health and hygiene

Which one is not a symptom of opium addiction?

  1. Slurred speech

  2. Slow respiration

  3. Dilation of pupil

  4. Drowsiness
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Opiates are derived from opium which is dried latex of unripen capsular fruits of Papaver somniferum (poppy plant). It has bitter taste and heavy smell. It is eaten and smoked. The effects of opiates are analgesic, narcotic and sedative. They slow down respiration, impair digestion, cause constriction of pupil of eye, cause nausea and vomiting, poor pronunciation of words (slurred speech) and drowsiness or feeling of sleep.
Hence, dilation of pupil is not a symptom of opium addiction.
So, the correct answer is 'Dilation of pupil'.
Multiple choice biology human health and disease drug, tobacco and alcohol consumption addiction and dependence community health and hygiene

Hangover is

  1. Increased desire to take alcohol

  2. Feeling of giddiness and nausea in the morning after having taken alcohol

  3. Development of gastritis and peptic ulcers due to alcohol addiction

  4. Feeling of flushing after taking alcohol
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
Hangover is the experience of many unpleasant effects in body (which may be physiological or psychological) after consuming alcohol and occurs due to accumulation of acetaldehyde in the body. Acetaldehyde is formed from alcohol by the action of enzyme alcoholic dehydrogenase (ADH). It causes dizziness, dry mouth, headache weakness, mood changes etc. Other symptoms include anxiety, depression, nausea, vomiting, decreased sleep and sweating. These symptoms even last till morning when person wake up from the dizziness of alcohol consumed at night.
So, the correct answer is 'Feeling of giddiness and nausea in the morning after having taken alcohol'.
Multiple choice botany living world and classification of microbes gram staining microbiology: organisms in industry cell wall and cell membrane

Under the influence of endotoxins of Gram negative bacteria, an endogenous substance is released in the host, which is responsible for increasing the body temperature is 

  1. Exotoxin

  2. Bacitractin

  3. Pyrogen

  4. Interferon
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Pyrogens can be the so called endotoxins or lipopolysaccharides, cell wall components of Gram negative bacteria such as E. coli, Salmonella or Bordetella, but also of the cell walls from Gram positive bacteria, e.g., so called lipoteichoic acids (LTA). When bacteria or viruses invade the body and cause tissue injury, one of the immune systems responses is to produce pyrogens. These chemicals are carried by the blood to the brain, where they disturb the functioning of the hypothalamus, the part of the brain, that regulates body temperature.

Multiple choice evs production of food from animals dairy farm management cattle farming uses of animals contribution of louis pasteur discoveries by louis pasteur discovery of microorganisms

Fever, inflammation of the mucous membranes, discharges from the eyes and nose, dehydration, and skin eruptions on the back and flanks, death comes after four to eight days. These are the major symptoms of

  1. Rinderpest

  2. Anthrax

  3. Foot and mouth disease

  4. Cholera
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation
Rinderpest disease was characterized by necrosis and erosions in the gastrointestinal tract that resulted in severe diarrhoea and dehydration. The animal would at first become pyrexic, dull and depressed. Oral lesions included ulcers, vesicles and erosions on the tongue and oral mucosa, causing ptyalism, smacking of the lips and bruxism due to pain. There was also very commonly diarrhoea or blood and mucous. Diarrhoea and breath would usually have a foul odour. Generally the animal would be weak, lethargic and be reluctant to eat. There may have been signs of weight loss or reduced weight gain. There may have been ocular signs such as excess lacrimation, blepharospasm and reddened conjunctiva. The animal may have also exhibited respiratory distress with dyspnoea, tachypnoea, coughing and nasal discharge. Global Rinderpest Eradication Programme (GREP) succeeded in its goal in 2011 to eradicate this disease globally. 
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.
Multiple choice evs science of kitchen balanced diet and malnutrition assimilation of food components and importance of food skeletal system and muscles assimilation of food and egestion busy at work - our internal organs

Which of the following are the symptoms of diarrhoea?

  1. Skin tenting and abdominal pain

  2. Pain in legs

  3. Heart attack

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

Diarrhoea is a disease caused by the virus like norovirus and bacteria like clostridium, salmonella. It is characterised by the frequent passing of loose or watery stools. Common symptoms of diarrhoea include skin tenting, abdominal pain, nausea, dehydration, cramping, fever and bloody stools. Hence option A is correct.

Multiple choice evs science of kitchen balanced diet and malnutrition assimilation of food components and importance of food skeletal system and muscles assimilation of food and egestion busy at work - our internal organs

Loss of appetite, nausea, mild fever, yellowing of skin and dark coloured urine are symptoms of

  1. Typhoid

  2. Tuberculosis

  3. Jaundice

  4. Gastertoritis
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Jaundice occurs if there is a dysfunction of the normal metabolism or excretion of bilirubin. Common signs and symptoms seen in individuals with jaundice include: yellow discolouration of the skin, mucous membranes, and the whites of the eyes,  light-coloured stools, dark-colored urine and itching of the skin. The underlying disease process may result in additional signs and symptoms. These may include: nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, fever, weakness, loss of appetite, headache, confusion, swelling of the legs and abdomen, and newborn jaundice.

Therefore, the correct answer is option C.