Question

1. What are pathogens?
2. Name two disease spread by bacteria and by fungi each.
3. Name two air-borne diseases.
4. What are acute diseases?
5. Give difference between chronic and acute disease.
6. State two main causes of diseases.
7. Why sick person is advised to take rest?
8. Give function of antibiotic penicillin.
9. What are disease specific means of prevention?
10. What are basic conditions of good health?
11. What are three limitations for the approach to deal with infectious disease?
12. Write a short note on malaria as a disease, its symptoms and control.

Answer 1

Disease causing microbes are called pathogens.

Answer 2

Answer 1:- the disease-causing microorganisms are called pathogenic microorganisms or simply as pathogens

Answer 2:- bacteria : Pneumonia , cholera

                  fungi : skin diseases , food poisoning

Answer 3 :- Air borne diseases are bronchitis and silicosis