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Mycoplasma mycoides causes which of the following disease?

  1. Bovine pleuropneumonia

  2. Inflammation of genitals

  3. Agalactia

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Mycoplasma mycoides is the causative agent of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP), a serious respiratory disease in cattle.

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A patient suffering from a chronic disease

  1. has abrupt attack of disease

  2. suffers from disease for a very long period

  3. suffers from disease for short period

  4. all of these.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Chronic diseases last for a long time, even as much as a lifetime. The chronic diseases have drastic long term effects on patient's health.

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An insect bite may result in inflammation of that spot.This is triggered by the alarm chemicals such as 

  1. Histamine and dopamine

  2. Histamine and kinins

  3. Interferons and opsonins

  4. Interferons and histones
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
  • Histamine is an organic nitrogenous compound which is involved in the inflammatory response and has a central role as a mediator of itching.  Histamine increases the permeability of the capillaries to white blood cells and some proteins at the site of inflammation.
  • Kinins are a group of substances formed in body tissue in response to injury or inflammation. They are polypeptides and cause vasodilation (increase blood flow) at the site of inflammation and smooth muscle contraction.
So, the correct answer is 'Histamine and Kinins'.
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Crippling disease is caused due to poisoning of __________.

  1. Arsenic

  2. Lead

  3. Mercury

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

Arsenic poisoning is well-documented to cause 'crippling' skeletal deformities, a condition often referred to as arsenicosis, particularly in areas with high groundwater arsenic levels.

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If a patient has to undergo dialysis, he is suffering from a severe ailment of the

  1. Respiratory systems

  2. Circulatory system

  3. Digestive system

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

Dialysis is the procedure used for cleaning the blood of a person by reparating the waste substance (urea) from it.

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What is the usual outcome of the disease in children?

  1. On-and-off sickness for a few weeks

  2. Recovering in about a month

  3. Recovering in a couple of days

  4. Recovery in a week
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Explanation: Chickenpox causes a rash and can make a child feel generally unwell. Treatment aims to ease symptoms until the illness goes. Full recovery in a week is usual in children.

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_____________ is one of the symptom of hepatitis.

  1. Jaundice

  2. Pain in limbs

  3. Rose spots

  4. Mental disorder
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Hepatitis causes liver failure or liver cancer. Due to this the functioning of liver disturbs drastically. This results in jaundice being one of the symptoms of hepatitis.