Question No:1
Wuchereria causes

(A) (a) Acute inflammation
(B) (b) Chronic inflammation
(C) (c) Bacterial inflammation
(D) (d) Viral inflammation



Question No:2
Elephantiasis is caused by the bite of

(A) (a) W. malayi
(B) (b) Elephants
(C) (c) Female mosquito
(D) (d) Male mosquito



Question No:3
Ringworm is caused by

(A) (a) Round worm
(B) (b) Bacteria
(C) (c) Fungi
(D) (d) Virus



Question No:4
Which fungal genera are not responsible for causing ringworm?

(A) (a) Megasporum
(B) (b) Trichophyton
(C) (c) Epidermophyton
(D) (d) None



Question No:5
Which are the main symptoms of ringworm?

(A) (a) Appearance of worms on skin
(B) (b) Appearance of dry scaly lesions
(C) (c) Inflammation of limbs
(D) (d) Fever and chills



Question No:6
Which factors are necessary for the growth of the fungi?

(A) (a) Moisture and sebum
(B) (b) Heat and Hair
(C) (c) Body odour
(D) (d) Heat and moisture



Question No:7
In ringworm which parts of the body are usually affected?

(A) (a) Skin, hair and scalp
(B) (b) Skin, nails and hands
(C) (c) Skin, hair and lips
(D) (d) Skin, nails and scalp



Question No:8
Combs of individuals infected with _____ can transmit the disease,

(A) (a) sebborhitis
(B) (b) dermatitis
(C) (c) ringworm
(D) (d) dandruff



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Question No:12
Ringworms are generally acquired from

(A) (a) Water
(B) (b) Air
(C) (c) Soil
(D) (d) Food



Question No:13
The mosquito larvae are fed upon by

(A) (a) Ambrosia
(B) (b) Gambusia
(C) (c) Mosquito repellent
(D) (d) Turtles



Question No:14
Dengue is caused by which vector?

(A) (a) Anopheles mosquito
(B) (b) Aedes mosquito
(C) (c) Apollo mosquito
(D) (d) Plasmodium



Question No:15
A deadly disease, small pox, has been eradicated through

(A) (a) Antiserum
(B) (b) Vaccination
(C) (c) Cauterisation
(D) (d) Antidote



Question No:16
Chikungunya is spread by the vector

(A) (a) Fungal spores
(B) (b) Housefly
(C) (c) Mosquito
(D) (d) Reptiles



Question No:17
Every day our body is exposed to a large number of infectious agents.But all are not capable of causing disease. This is due to

(A) (a) Decreased virulence of pathogen
(B) (b) Immunity of an individual
(C) (c) Genotype of an individual
(D) (d) Lifestyle of an individual



Question No:18
Innate immunity is a _____ type of defense mechanism,

(A) (a) specific
(B) (b) non specific
(C) (c) congenital
(D) (d) both (b) and (c)