Human Diseases & Health Questions with Solutions

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This topic covers human diseases and health: diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, protozoa and fungi, how they spread, vaccines and their discoverers, the immune system, lifestyle diseases, and plant and animal diseases of economic importance. Questions usually ask what causes a disease and how it spreads (malaria is caused by Plasmodium and spread by the female Anopheles mosquito), which organ a disease affects, and who discovered a vaccine or treatment (Edward Jenner for smallpox and Alexander Fleming for penicillin). Group diseases by their cause for quick revision. Practise the human diseases and health questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.

  1. Q1.

    The vaccine for smallpox was developed by:

    A. Louis PasteurB. Edward JennerC. Jonas SalkD. Robert Koch
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  2. Q2.

    Malaria is transmitted by the bite of an infected:

    A. Female Anopheles mosquitoB. Male Anopheles mosquitoC. Female Aedes mosquitoD. Culex mosquito
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  3. Q3.

    Tuberculosis is caused by the bacterium:

    A. Salmonella typhiB. Clostridium tetaniC. Vibrio choleraeD. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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  4. Q4.

    Ringworm, a common infection of the skin, hair and nails, is caused by a:

    A. BacteriumB. WormC. FungusD. Virus
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  5. Q5.

    Chickenpox is caused by the:

    A. Variola virusB. Varicella-zoster virusC. Mycobacterium lepraeD. Rubella virus
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  6. Q6.

    Which of the following diseases is caused by a virus?

    A. TuberculosisB. MalariaC. InfluenzaD. Cholera
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  7. Q7.

    Which of the following diseases is also called as "Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi"?

    A. TyphoidB. MalariaC. DiarrheaD. Yellow fever
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