Quiz 142 : General Science : Some Human Diseases Posted: 25 Jun 2009 09:44 PM PDT

1.In 2006, it was reported that doctors are finding more and more people, who are having both type 1 & type 2 diabetes. What is the new term coined for this threat? (A)Hybrid Diabetes (B)Double Diabetes (C)Both of Them 2.When the body's immune system cells destroy the insulin producing beta cells of the pancreas is termed as ________? (A)Type 1 diabetes (B)type 2 diabetes (C)hybrid diabetes 3.A person develops resistance to the action of insulin in the body's cells , it is called as___________? (A)Type 1 Diabetes (B)Type 2 Diabetes (C)none of them 4.Athlete's Foot or Tinia Pedis is caused by which of the following ? (A)A Bacteria (B)A Virus (C)A Fungi 5.Leishmaniasis is a disease caused by protozoan parasites that belong to the genus Leishmania and is transmitted by the bite of certain species of_________? (A)Mosquito (B)Sand Fly (C)Bee 6.Out of Diphtheria, Whooping cough, Typhoid , Diarrhea & Malaria which is not caused by bacteria? (A)Whooping Cough (B)Typhoid (C)Malaria 7.The 2009 flu pandemic is a global outbreak of a new strain of influenza A virus subtype H1N1 which is a mutation of four known virus strains of

influenza A virus subtype H1N1. This disease typically spreads by ___________? (A)Using Pork as Food (B)from coughs and sneezes or by touching contaminated surfaces and then touching the nose or mouth (C)Working with Pigs 8.Sickle cell anemia. Albinism. Color blindness, phenylketonuria, Klinefelter syndrome, Turner syndrome & Down syndrome are mainly grouped as ? (A)Infectious Diseases (B)Congenital Diseases (C)Organic Diseases 9.Schizophrenia is an example of _________? (A)Allergy (B)Mental Illness (C)Organic Degenerative Diseases 10.Hepatitis A which is the most common cause of jaundice in young people is an infection of liver by ________? (A)Bacteria (B)Virus (C)Amoeba 11.Poliomyelitis known as Polio is caused by an enterovirus which causes paralysis of muscles. This virus has a particular affinity to ______? (A)Muscle Cells (B)Nerve Cells of Spinal Cord (C)Nerve Cells of Brain 12.The WHO has declared the world free of which of the following disease? (A)Small Pox (B)Viral Pneumonia (C)Cholera 13.Meningitis is a disease which is characterized by inflammation of meninges , the covering that lie over the brain and spinal chord is caused by _______ ? (A)Bacteria (B)Virus (C)Protozoa

14.Which among the following disease is called by Yersinia pestis? (A)Leprosy (B)Anthrax (C)Plague 15.Dengue which is found in tropical and subtropical regions around the world is a mosquito borne disease and caused by a _________? (A)Bacteria (B)Protozoa (C)Virus 16.Enterobius vermicularis which affect the caecum and vermiform appendix is commonly called as ? (A)tapeworm (B)pinworm (C)threadworm 17.Polycythaemia is a disease related to _______? (A)Red Blood Cells (B)White Blood Cells (C)Blood Serum 18.Gout which is usually followed / accompanied by arthritis are characterized by high levels of uric acid in the blood and uric acid crystals become lodged in the joints. It is a ________? (A)Viral Infection (B)Metabolic Disorder (C)Muscle Disorder 19.Down syndrome, Down's syndrome, or trisomy 21 is a chromosomal disorder caused by the presence of all or part of an extra 21st chromosome. What is other name of Down Syndrome? (A)Edwards syndrome (B)Patau syndrome (C)Mongolism 20.Diabetes insipidus (DI) caused by a deficiency of arginine vasopressin (AVP), also known as antidiuretic hormone (ADH). This hormone is secreted by which endocrine gland? (A)Thyroid Gland (B)Pituitary Gland (Hypophysis) (C)Pancreas