Everyday Science - Common diseases

Everyday Science - Common diseases

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1. ECG is used for the diagnosis of ailment of the:

(a) Brain

(b) Heart

(c) Kidneys

(d) Lungs

2. Dengue fever is spread by

(a) Aedes aegypti mosquito

(b) Common House flies

(c) Anophilies mosquito

(d) Rodent like rats and squirrels

3. Acquired Immune- Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is caused by

(a) Bacterium

(b) Protozoa

(c) Fungus

(d) Virus

4. Diabetes is a disease of the

(a) Lungs

(b) Blood

(c) Pancreas

(d) Nerves

5. Which of the following diseases is inheritable?

(a) Colour blindness

(b) Hemophilia

(c) Sickle cell anemia

(d) All of these

6. Which of the following diseases usually spreads through milk?

(a) Tuberculosis

(b) Jaundice

(c) Diphtheria

(d) Cholera

7. Trachoma is a disease of the

(a) Liver

(b) Eyes

(c) Lungs

(d) Kidneys

8. Which organ of body is affected by Typhoid?

(a) Spleen

(b) Intestine

(c) Lungs

(d) Liver

9. A branch of medicine dealing with eyes and related diseases is called

(a) Ophthalmology

(b) Obstetrics

(c) Physiology

(d) Hematology

 

10. Hemophilia is known as the failure of

(a) Heart to contract

(b) Kidney to filter

(c) Stomach to digest

(d) Blood to clot

Answer Key

1. Answer: b

2. Answer: a

 3. Answer: d

 4.Answer c

 5. Answer: d

 6. Answer: a

 7. Answer: b

 8. Answer: b

 9.Answer a 

10. Answer: d

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