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Multiple choice bio-chemistry our health disease and its treatment manifestation and treatment of disease treatment of disease

Reducing the effect of the disease involves:

  1. Use of medicine to reduce fever or pain

  2. Complete rest to conserve energy

  3. It won't kill the disease causing organism

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

Depending on the symptoms of the disease, the medicine will reduce fever and pain but it won't kill the organism completely. Therefore, (d) is the correct answer.

Multiple choice bio-chemistry our health disease and its treatment manifestation and treatment of disease treatment of disease

To kill the cause of the disease caused by virus ______ are effective.

  1. Antibiotics

  2. Antibacterial drugs

  3. Antiviral drugs

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

For complete recovery, it is essential that medicine specific to disease-causing microbes is taken. A virus needs to be treated using antiviral drugs, antibiotics and antiprotozoal will have no effect on the virus. Therefore, (c) is the correct answer.

Multiple choice bio-chemistry our health disease and its treatment manifestation and treatment of disease treatment of disease

In 600 BC, non-poisonous leeches were used to prevent blood clotting in post operative cases by

  1. Atreya

  2. Taittiriya

  3. Agnivesa

  4. Susruta Samhita

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

The Sushruta Samhita is an important classical sanskrit text on medicine, which is considered to be one of the earliest major works related to the detailed study of medicine and surgery. Written by Sushruta, it is commonly dated to the period of 6th century BC. 

Multiple choice bio-chemistry our health disease and its treatment manifestation and treatment of disease treatment of disease

Symptomatic treatment needs which of the following procedures?

  1. Medicine

  2. Vaccine

  3. Sugery

  4. Both A and C
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Symptomatic treatment addresses the symptoms rather than the root cause. This involves medicines to relieve symptoms and sometimes surgery to correct underlying issues. Vaccines are preventive, not symptomatic treatments. The answer combines medicine and surgery as both can treat symptoms.

Multiple choice bio-chemistry our health disease and its treatment manifestation and treatment of disease treatment of disease

Which of the following is used treat bacterial infection instead of medicine?

  1. Vinegar

  2. Yogurt

  3. Hydrogen peroxide

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

Vinegar, yogurt (probiotics), and hydrogen peroxide can all exhibit antimicrobial properties that help inhibit or kill certain bacteria, serving as alternative or supplementary treatments.

Multiple choice bio-chemistry our health disease and its treatment manifestation and treatment of disease treatment of disease

The basic principle of treatment of disease is to

  1. Reduce symptoms of the disease.

  2. Remove the cause of disease.

  3. Prevent reappearance of the disease.

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

The basic principle of treatment involves reducing symptoms, removing the underlying cause (like the pathogen), and preventing recurrence or further complications.

Multiple choice bio-chemistry our health disease and its treatment manifestation and treatment of disease treatment of disease

Antibiotics are not effective in the case of 

  1. Fungal infection.

  2. Bacterial infection.

  3. Viral infection.

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

Antibiotics are designed to target bacterial processes (like cell wall synthesis). Viruses do not have these structures, so antibiotics are ineffective against viral infections.