Which of the following diseases is related with the statement "Don't die of ignorance"?
1 Cancer
2 AIDS
3 Hepatitis
4 Gonorrhoea
Foetus receive some antibodies from the mother through placenta during pregnancy. This is an example of
1 Naturally acquired active immunity
2 Artificially acquired passive immunity
3 Naturally acquired passive immunity
4 Artificially acquired active immunity
Which of the following statements is incorrect with respect to malaria?
1 Malaria is a disease caused by a protozoan
2 Malignant malaria is caused by Plasmodium falciparum
3 Parasites enter the mosquito's body and multiply to form sporozoites that are stored in stomach of mosquito
4 Malaria parasites initially multiply within the liver cells in humans
Which of the following sets represents diseases communicated through contaminated food and water?
1 Typhoid and Tuberculosis
2 Typhoid and Cholera
3 Measles and Rabies
4 Tuberculosis and Measles
Which of the following drugs are used in the treatment of allergy and quickly reduce the symptoms of allergy?
A Antihistamines
B Adrenaline
C Steroids
D Chloroquine
1 A only
2 A & B
3 A, B & C
4 A, B, C & D
-interferons can
1 Supress the immune system
2 Activate the immune system
3 Destroy a tumor
4 Both (2) & (3)
Entamoeba histolytica is transmitted through
1 Insect bite
2 Bird droppings
3 Sweat
4 Food or water contaminated with faecal matter
Cells involved in specific immune mechanism are
1 Erythrocytes
2 Lymphocytes
3 Eosinophils
4 Thrombocytes
Which of the following statements is not correct about allergies?
1 Allergic tendency can be genetically passed on from parent to child
2 It is characterised by presence of large titre of lgE antibodies
3 Allergic response involves mast cells and basophils
4 Children living in metro cities are less sensitive to the allergens present in the environment
Take a glance of a part of the life cycle of plasmodium given below as events A, B, C and D along with their description
Events Description
Parasites reproduce asexually in the red bloods cells, bursting the red blood cells and causing cycles of fever | |
Sexual stages (gametocytes) develop in intestine of mosquito | |
Fertilization and development take place in intestine/stomach of mosquito | |
Mature infective stages (sporozoites) escape from the intestine and migrate to the mosquito salivary glands |
How many of the above events are correctly described?
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four