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Artemisinin would be a successful treatment for:
cat-scratch disease
malaria
gram-negative sepsis
ebola hemorrhagic fever
Which of the following is caused by a helminth?
anthrax
yellow fever
schistosomiasis
toxoplasmosis
Sydenham's chorea and subcutaneous nodules are notable symptoms of:
rheumatic fever
pneumonic plague
infectious mononucleosis
Chagas' disease
Match the following diseases with its corresponding characteristic.
Toxoplasmosis
Tularemia
Yellow fever
Brucellosis
Lyme disease
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
A.
transmitted via contact with cat feces
B.
transmitted through contact with infected animals or insect bite
C.
notable symptom is jaundice
D.
notable symptom is rising and falling fever
E.
causative agent is Borrelia burgdorferi
F.
causative agent is Sin Nombre virus
Which organism is transmitted through the reduviid bug?
Plasmodium vivax
Yersinia pestis
Streptococcus pyogenes
Trypanosoma cruzi
Which disease is characterized by prolonged fever and rash after exposure to overcrowded living conditions?
yellow fever
chikungunya fever
typhus fever
cat-scratch disease
cat-scratch disease
malaria
gram-negative sepsis
ebola hemorrhagic fever
Explanation / Answer
1. Correct answer:- (b) malaria
Explanation- Artemisinin based combination Therapy (ACT) is used in treatment of Malaria.
2. Correct answer:- (c) schistosomiasis
Explanation:- schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease caused by trematode flatworm.
3. Correct answer:- (a) rheumatic fever
Explanation- rheumatic fever is a autoimmune inflammatory Diseases involving multiple systems.
- It is characterized by-
Joints pain
Pancarditis
Sydenham chorea
Erythematous
Subcutaneous nodeule
4. Correct answer:-
(i) Toxoplasmosis :- (A) transmitted via contact
with cat feces.
(ii) Tularemia :- (C) notable symptom is jaundice
(iii) yellow fever :- (D) notable symptom is rising and falling fever.
(iv) brucellosis :-(B) transmitted through contact with infected animals or insect bite.
(v) Lyme disease :- (E) causative agent is Borrelia
burgdorferi
(vi) Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome :- (F)
causative agent is Sin Nombre virus.
5. Correct answer:- (d) Trypanosoma cruzi
Explanation- Chagas is an infectious disease caused by a parasite found in the faeces trypanosoma cruzi, transmitted through redviid bug.
6. Correct answer:- typhus fever
Explanation:- typhus fever is characterized by prolonged fever and rash after exposure to overcrowded living conditions.
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