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The following are all methods to prevent the spread of communicable disease EXCEPT:

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  1. Washing your hands before you eat

  2. Sneezing into the inside or your arm or into a tissue

  3. Going outside and getting some sun

  4. Avoid touching your face or mouth

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Communicable diseases are caused by pathogens passed from one human to another. Use soap, warm water and disposable paper towels. Wash your hands frequently and avoid direct contact.

Which one of the following is a communicable disease?

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  1. Measles

  2. Cancer

  3. Heart stroke

  4. Allergy

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Communicable diseases are the ones that can spread from the infected person to a healthy person.
Measles is caused by a virus which is rubella virus. It is characterized by fever, inflammation of nasal mucous membrane, red watery eyes sensitive to light, flushed face followed by a typical rash. The incubation period is about 10 days. It is a communicable disease and can transfer from one individual to another.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Measles'

Which one of the following hormone has potential to prevent certain chronic disease like cancer and multiple sclerosis?

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  1. Melatonin

  2. Testosterone

  3. Estrogen

  4. Dehydro-epiandro sterone

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is an important endogenous steroid hormone. It is the most abundant circulating steroid hormone in humans. DHEA is used to treat systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis (MS), low levels of steroid hormones (Addison disease), depression, schizophrenia, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and to slow the progression of Parkinson disease. It is also used for preventing heart disease, breast cancer, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome. DHEA is used for weight loss, for decreasing the symptoms of menopause, and for boosting the immune system. It is naturally produced in the human body.

So, the correct answer is option D.

Which one of the following metabolic conversions requires oxygen > 

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  1. Glucose to pyruvate

  2. Glucose to $CO _2$ and ethanol

  3. Glucose to lactate

  4. Glucose to $CO _2$ and $H _2O$

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Correct Option: D

The organisms which carries a disease from one organism to an other

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  1. Host

  2. Parasite

  3. Vector

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C