Question

1. List the different categories of cash crops grown in India with examples. Name any two
communicable diseases. Mention their causative agents, symptoms and prevention. What is immunisation?
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Answer 1

Answer:

a) Cash Crops: Cash crops are those that are primarily grown for sale and not for use by the grower and his family.

Examples: Sugarcane, oilseeds, tea, coffee, cotton, jute, tobacco and rubber.

b) Tuberculosis, Coronavirus (COVID-19)

1. Tuberculosis:

Causative Agents : Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Symptoms             : i) A cough that lasts more than three weeks.

                                 ii) Loss of appetite and unintentional weight loss.

                                 iii) Fever.

                                 iv) Chills.

                                 v) Night sweats

Prevention            : i) Take all of your medicines as they're prescribed until

                                    your doctor takes you off them.

                                 ii) Keep all your doctor appointments.

                                 iii) Always cover your mouth with a tissue when you

                                      cough or sneeze. ...

                                 iv) Wash your hands after coughing or sneezing.

                                  v)  Don't visit other people and don't invite them to

                                       visit you.

2. Coronavirus (COVID-19):

Causative Agents : SARS-CoV-2 {severe acute respiratory syndrome

                                                         coronavirus 2}

Symptoms             :         Most common symptoms:

                                    i)  fever

                                    ii) dry cough

                                   iii) tiredness

                                        Less common symptoms:

                                  i)    aches and pains

                                  ii)   sore throat

                                  iii)   diarrhea

                                  iv)   conjunctivitis

                                  v)    headache

                                  vi)   loss of taste or smell

                                  vii)  a rash on the skin, or discoloration of fingers or toes

                                        Serious symptoms:

                                  i)    difficulty breathing or shortness of breath

                                  ii)   chest pain or pressure

                                  iii)  loss of speech or movement

Prevention            :  i) Clean your hands often. Use soap and water, or an

                                     alcohol-based hand rub.

                                 ii) Maintain a safe distance from anyone who is

                                     coughing or sneezing.

                                 iii) Wear a mask when physical distancing is not    

                                      possible.

                                iv) Don’t touch your eyes, nose, or mouth.

                                 v) Cover your nose and mouth with your bent elbow

                                     or a tissue when you cough or sneeze.

                                 vi) Stay home if you feel unwell.

                                 vii) If you have a fever, cough, and difficulty breathing,

                                      seek medical attention.

c) Immunisation: The process whereby people are protected against illness caused by infection with micro-organisms is called immunisation