Diseases - General Knowledge Questions

A)
dark skin
B)
short height
C)
bad breath
D)
obesity

Correct Answer :   bad breath

A)
carriers
B)
vectors
C)
incubators
D)
reservoirs

Correct Answer :   vectors

A)
Beriberi
B)
Scurvy
C)
Dermatomyoma
D)
Certain types of Eczema

Correct Answer :   Certain types of Eczema

A)
nearer objects which is corrected by using convex lens
B)
farther objects which is corrected by using convex lens
C)
farther objects which is corrected by using concave lens
D)
nearer objects which is corrected by using concave lens

Correct Answer :   farther objects which is corrected by using concave lens

A)
Effected individual has early ageing
B)
It is a genetic disorder
C)
Effected person has mental retardation
D)
Effected person has furrowed tongue with open mouth

Correct Answer :   Effected individual has early ageing

A)
Acne
B)
Pellagra
C)
Scurvy
D)
Boils

Correct Answer :   Pellagra

Pellagra is a condition caused by low levels of niacin or its precursor tryptophan. Niacin deficiency results in the condition of pellagra, which includes the triad or "three D's," dermatitis, dementia, diarrhea, and can result in death.

A)
Influenza virus
B)
HIV
C)
Both A and B
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Both A and B

Some viruses cover themselves with a modified section of the cell membrane by creating a protective lipid envelope example the influenza virus and HIV.

A)
Contaminated food or water
B)
Touch
C)
Coughing
D)
All of the above

Correct Answer :   All of the above

Viruses can spread through touch, exchanges of saliva, coughing or sneezing, contaminated food or water and also through insects that carry them from one person to another.

A)
Incubation period
B)
Uncoating
C)
Penetration
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Incubation period

Virus replicates in the body and starts to affect the host after a period known as the incubation period and symptoms may start to show.

A)
Poliomyelitis
B)
Poxviruses
C)
Influenza viruses
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Poxviruses

Double-stranded DNA is found in poxviruses, the bacteriophages T2, T4, T6, T3, T7, Lamda, herpes viruses, adenoviruses, etc.