Question

24. Identify the incorrect match.
O a) Acute disease
Cold and cough
O b) Infectious disease - Goitre
O c) Non-infectious disease- Diabetes
O d) Chronic disease- Tuberculosis​

Answer 1

Answer:

b) Infectious disease- Goitre

Answer 2

Answer:

The incorrect match is - b) Infectious disease- Goiter

Explanation:

• Goiter is a deficiency disorder. It is caused due to deficiency of iodine.
• It leads to swelling in the neck which occurs due to an enlarged thyroid gland.
• The treatments for this disease include thyroid gland surgery and radioiodine usage.
• a) Cold and cough are usually acute, viral diseases which are self-limited and people with these usually recover on their own.  
• c) Diabetes is a non-infectious disease that occurs when the blood sugar level increases above normal levels. It is a metabolic disease that occurs due to the abnormal functioning of the insulin hormone.
• d) Tuberculosis is a chronic disease affecting the lungs and it is caused by a bacterial strain  Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It spreads through the air from one person to another.