8. Refer to the table and select the correct option for diseases P, Q, R, S and T. *
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P could be tuberculosis whereas R could be hepatitis.
Q could be Cholera whereas S could be elephantiasis.
R could be AIDS whereas T could be diabetes.
P could be measles whereas Q could be Japanese encephalitis.
Answers
Bacillus Calmette Guerin (historically Vaccin Bili de Calmette et Gurin commonly referred to as Bacille de Calmette et Gurin or BCG) is a vaccine against tuberculosis and for the treatment of some bladder cancers.
Rubella commonly known as German measles or 3-day measles is an infection that mostly affects the skin and lymph nodes. It is caused by the rubella virus (not the same virus that causes measles).
Rubella virus causes measles. It is a viral infection of the respiratory system. Measles is a very contagious disease that can spread through contact with infected mucus and saliva. The coughing or sneezing of an infected person can release the virus into the air. The virus can live on surfaces for several hours. As the infected particles enter the air and settle on surfaces, anyone within close proximity can become infected with the measles virus.
Whooping cough (pertussis) is a highly contagious respiratory tract infection. In many people, it's marked by a severe hacking cough followed by a high-pitched intake of breath that sounds like "whoop."
DPT (also DTP and DTwP) refers to a class of combination vaccines against three infectious diseases in humans: diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough), and tetanus. The vaccine components include diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and killed whole cells of the organism that causes pertussis (wP).