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

After cobra bite, venom affects the

  1. Brain

  2. Blood circulation

  3. Lungs

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

Cobras belong to the elapids sub-group of snakes and there

are over 270 species of cobras. Cobra's venom

contains postsynaptic neurotoxins that spread rapidly into the victim's

bloodstream and affects the lungs causing respiratory failure and eventually, death.

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

Which of the following diseases are transmitted through air?

  1. Typhoid, cholera and pneumonia

  2. Diarrhoea, tuberculosis and pneumonia

  3. Tuberculosis and pneumonia

  4. Rabies, chicken pox and polio
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
Airborne diseases are characterized by diseases that are transmitted through the air via the presence of a pathogen. These pathogens can include both viruses and bacteria that are spread by coughing, sneezing, laughing, or through personal contact. The pathogens are capable of traveling distances on air currents when they are present on either dust particles or small respiratory droplets. Many types of infections that can be a result of airborne transmission include: anthrax, chickenpox, influenza, measles, smallpox, pneumonia and tuberculosis. Airborne diseases are caused by exposure to a source such as an infected individual or animal.
Therefore, the correct answer is option C.
Multiple choice evs communicable diseases infectious diseases - transmission and prevention infectious diseases and how to prevent them pathogen and their mode of transmission

If a person lives in an overcrowded and poorly ventilated house. It is possible for him to suffer from which of the following disease?

  1. Airborne disease

  2. Cholera

  3. Cancer

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

The diseases which are transmitted through contaminated air are known as airborne diseases. When the person lives in an overcrowded area which is poorly ventilated house, the person may suffer from breathing and airborne related diseases. The person may suffer from respiratory infections and disorders.

Thus, the correct answer is option A. 

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

The vector responsible for transfer of disease

  1. Insects

  2. Snakes

  3. Birds

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

Insects like mosquitoes act as a vector to transfer infection from one host to another. This happens when one mosquito sucks blood from the infected person and the same mosquito bites a healthy person.  Therefore, (a) is the correct answer.

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

Direct transmission of diseases can take place in the following ways

  1. Sexual contact

  2. Contamination of food and water

  3. Aerosol

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

Direct transmission is communicable and contagious disease. It is spread from one infected person to the host. It can be transferred due to direct sexual contact, through air in the form of sneezing or coughing, through contaminated food and water due fecal matter etc. Therefore, (d) is the correct answer.

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

Which of the following daily used items can act as fomites ?

  1. Cups and dishes

  2. Bed

  3. Medical instruments

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

Fomites are surfaces which are frequently touched and hence infected. There can be many items used by the infected person like door knobs, handles, computer keyboards, pen, toys phone etc. Therefore, (d) is the correct answer.

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

Which are the other ways of transmission of infections apart from humans?

  1. Through air

  2. Through water

  3. Both A and B

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

Infections can also be transmitted through contaminated air, soil, water, surroundings etc. Food not prepared in hygienic conditions can also cause infection. Therefore, (c) is the correct answer.

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

People being exposed to or infected by infectious disease will

  1. Maybe develop a noticeable disease

  2. Surely develop a noticeable disease

  3. Not develop a noticeable disease

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

Becoming exposed to or infected with an infectious microbe does not necessarily mean developing disease. This can be an advantage to people with good immune system. Proper nourishment and food will give rise to a healthy immune system. Therefore, (a) is the correct answer.