Diseases - General Knowledge Questions

A)
100
B)
76
C)
47
D)
31

Correct Answer :   100

There are over 100 different known cancers that affect humans. Cancers are often described by the body part that they originated in. However, some body parts contain multiple types of tissue, so for greater precision, cancers are additionally classified by the type of cell that the tumor cells originated from.

A)
England
B)
America
C)
South Africa
D)
India

Correct Answer :   South Africa

On 3 December 1967, a large medical, nursing, and technical team led by the surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the world's first human to human heart transplant, placing Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa

A)
Fleming
B)
Leeuwenhoek
C)
Lamble
D)
Temin

Correct Answer :   Leeuwenhoek

Two men are credited today with the discovery of microorganisms using primitive microscopes: Robert Hooke who described the fruiting structures of molds in 1665 and Antoni van Leeuwenhoek who is credited with the discovery of bacteria in 1676.

A)
Liver
B)
Lung
C)
Pancreas
D)
Urinary Bladder

Correct Answer :   Urinary Bladder

A)
Biosafety Laboratory
B)
Cattle Monitoring Laboratory
C)
Cattle Safety Laboratory
D)
Animal Safety Laboratory

Correct Answer :   Biosafety Laboratory

The country’s livestock disease monitoring and forecasting system has received a boost with the setting up of the state-of-the art Biosafety Laboratory in Bengaluru to take up detailed studies into disease-causing organisms in 2015.
 
● The lab, set up by the National Institute of Veterinary Epidemiology and Disease Informatics (NIVEDI).

A)
Lungs
B)
Kidneys
C)
Eye
D)
Liver

Correct Answer :   Eye

Key facts. Trachoma is a disease of the eye caused by infection with the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis. Blindness from trachoma is irreversible. It is a public health problem in 44 countries, and is responsible for the blindness or visual impairment of about 1.9 million people.

A)
Plasmodium Ovale
B)
Plasmodium falciparum
C)
Plasmodium Malariae
D)
None of the above

Correct Answer :   Plasmodium falciparum

Cerebral malaria is the most severe neurological complication of infection with Plasmodium falciparum malaria. It is a clinical syndrome characterized by coma and asexual forms of the parasite on peripheral blood smears.

A)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
B)
Human Interactive System
C)
Human Immunopositive Virus
D)
Human Immune Virus

Correct Answer :   Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a virus that attacks cells that help the body fight infection, making a person more vulnerable to other infections and diseases.

A)
5.0
B)
6.1
C)
7.4
D)
9.1

Correct Answer :   7.4

Blood is normally slightly basic, with a normal pH range of about 7.35 to 7.45. Usually the body maintains the pH of blood close to 7.40. A doctor evaluates a person's acid-base balance by measuring the pH and levels of carbon dioxide (an acid) and bicarbonate (a base) in the blood.

A)
Western blot
B)
Biopsy
C)
ELISA
D)
X-ray

Correct Answer :   Western blot

ELISA Test ELISA, which stands for enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, is used to detect HIV infection. If an ELISA test is positive, the Western blot test is usually administered to confirm the diagnosis.