Ramya is suffering from bleeding gums and loosening teeth. On diagnosis, it was found to have been caused by vitamin deficiency.

Tell Ramya the vitamin that is lacking in her food ____caused by _______, the name of deficiency disease she is suffering from ___________.

Mention the type of immunity acquired by a baby through breast-feeding.

Study the following statements and state whether they are true or false.

i) Colour blindness is a genetic disorder, whereas night blindness is a nutritional disorder.

ii) Pernicious anaemia is a nutritional deficiency disease, whereas sickle cell anaemia is a genetic disease / disorder.

iii) Administering TT injection to an injured child is related to passive artificial immunity, whereas giving BCG vaccine is active artificial immunity.

iv) Malaria is a bacterial disease, whereas ring worm is a viral disease.

Match B and C with A:

A health worker advises the people in a locality not to have tattooing done using common needles and to insist the barber to change the shaving razors/ blades in the salon. Name the dreadful disease, the spreading of which, can be prevented by following these measures. Also mention other preventive measures that can be taken with regard to this disease.