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Pick out the odd ones:

i) AIDS: Retro virus, lymphocytes, BCG, ELISA


ii) Bacterial disease: Rabies, cholera, common cold, influenza


iii) DPT vaccine: Diphtheria, tuberculosis, pertusis, tetanus


iv) Infective stage of Plasmodium in humans: Sporozoites, merozoites, trophozoites, gametocytes.


v) Mental dimension: brightness of skin, normal metabolism, no black rings around eyes, knows his capacity.


i) BCG

BCG is a vaccine which protects against tuberculosis.


ii) Cholera


Common cold, influenza and rabies are viral disease.


iii) Tuberculosis


DPT vaccine protects against Diphtheria, pertusis and tetanus, not against tuberculosis.


iv) Sporozoites.


Infective stage of Plasmodium in humans are sporozoites and in in female anopheles are gametocytes.


v) Knows his capacity.


Mental dimension is one of the dimensions of personal health in which a person knows his capacity it means he or she do not overestimate or underestimate.


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A student had an attack of measles and recovered from the infection. His science teacher said that he will not get that disease again in his life time. Is it true? Why?

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Name the causative organisms responsible for ring worm in humans? Mention the symptoms of the infection.

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In the manufacturing of anti-venom injection against snake bite, antibodies produced in the horse are being used. Mention the type of immunity involved.

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Say whether each of the following diseases is a metabolic disorder, a genetic disorder or a nutritional deficiency disease.

i) thalassemia


ii) beriberi


iii) diabetes mellitus


iv) bubble boy syndrome


v) scurvy


vi) marasmus


vii) obesity


viii) Alzheimer’s disease


ix) nyctalopia


x) haemophilia