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Infectious diseases are caused by _______

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  1. Animals

  2. Birds

  3. Micro organisms

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Infectious diseases are disorders caused by microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. Therefore, (c) is the correct answer.

Which of the following is an acute disease?

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  1. Diabetes

  2. Cancer

  3. Alzheimers

  4. Common cold

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Common cold persist for a very short duration. Hence, it is an acute disease. Other mentioned diseases Diabetes Cancer and Alzheimers persists for a very long duration. Therefore, (d) is the correct answer.

Can lead to rise in the risk of chronic diseases ?

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  1. Obesity

  2. Heart attack

  3. Fever

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A particular concern is the rising rates of overweight and obesity. Obesity itself is a medical condition and not a disease, but it constitutes a major risk factor for developing chronic illnesses, such as diabetes, stroke etc. Therefore, (a) is the correct answer.

How non-infectious disease is wrongly compared to chronic disease ?

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  1. Because chronic disease are only infectious

  2. Non-infectious disease does not cause death

  3. Duration is not always long in non-infectious disease

  4. All of the above

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Sometimes, NCDs result in rapid deaths as seen in certain diseases such as heart diseases, stroke, cancers etc. NCDs are distinguished only by their non-infectious cause, and not necessarily by their duration. Therefore, (c) is the correct answer.

 Column I Column II 
 I.    Chronic disease    (i) Ebola
  II. Acute disease    (ii) Asthma
  III. Communicable disease     (iii) Osteoporosis
 IV. Non-communicable disease  (iv) Common cold
Match the given column I with suitable options in column II.
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  1. I- (i), II- (ii),III- (iii), IV- (iv)

  2. I- (ii), II- (iv), III- (i), IV- (iii)

  3. I- (iii), II- (i), III- (iv), IV- (ii)

  4. Both B and C

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The correct answer is 'both B and C'

Both asthma and osteoporosis are long-standing chronic illnesses which are disorders of metabolism and cannot spread between people making them non-communicable diseases.
Both Ebola and common cold are short-lasting acute diseases which can spread from one person to another making them communicable diseases.

Which of the following are infectious and noninfectious diseases respectively?

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  1. Typhoid and AIDS

  2. AIDS and cancer

  3. Pneumonia and malaria

  4. Cancer and arthritis

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Infectious diseases are disorders caused by organisms — such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. AIDS which is caused by HIV is an infectious disease.

Noninfectious or intrinsic, diseases are neither contagious nor communicable. They arise from inside the body as a result of hereditary conditions or other causes, such as dietary deficiencies. Cancer is an example of non-infectious disease. Thus, the correct answer is option B.

Airborne route results in transimission of ___________ diseases.

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  1. Contagious

  2. Endemic

  3. Non-communicable

  4. None of the above

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A contagious disease is a subset category of transmissible diseases (can transmit from person to another), usually infections or some non-infection diseases, which are transmitted to other persons, either by physical contact with the person suffering the disease, or by casual contact with their secretions or objects touched by them or airborne route among other routes. 

Contagious disease is a form of ........... disease.

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  1. Non communicable

  2. Transmissible

  3. Chronic

  4. Acquired

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Correct Option: B

Which of the following term is used for the disease which spread from one person to another?

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  1. Chronic

  2. Communicable

  3. Acquired

  4. Non communicable

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Correct Option: B

Pick out a case of healthy state of an individual.

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  1. Mr. X is recovering from an infectious disease.

  2. Mr. Y takes insulin injection everyday .

  3. Mrs. Z is very depressed.

  4. Mr. K does his duty and spends time joyfully.

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Correct Option: A