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AMOEBIASIS
119. The habitat of Entamoeba histolytica is --- large intestine of man(Caecum and colon).
120. Constipation , abdominal pain and cramps, stools with excess mucous and blood clots are symptoms of ----
amoebiasis or amebic dysentery.
121. The mechanical vectors of amoebiasis are --- house flies
122. Infective stage of Entamoeba histolytica to man is tetra nucleated cyst
123. The pathogenic, feeding stage of Entamoeba is --- trophozoite
124. the enzyme secreted by the surface of trophozoite is histolysin
125. The source of infection of amoebiasis is -- food and water contamination or auto infection
126. Ascaris is commonly called ----- common round worm.
127. Wuchereria bancrofti is commonly called ---- filarial worm.
128. Internal bleeding , muscular pain, fever , anaemia and blockage of intestinal passage are the symptoms of -----
Ascariasis.
129. The eggs of Ascaris are excreted through ------- human faeces.
130. Ascariasis can be spread by contamination of food ,water , vegetables by eggs of parasite
131. Infective stage of ascaris to man is --- II stage rhabdiform larva
FILARIASIS
132. Filariasis is caused by -----Wuchereria bancrofti and W.malayi
133. Wuchereria bancrofti is OVOVIVIPAROUS, unisexual, histozoic parasite
134. Wuchereria bancrofti is a digentic parasite
135. The disease characterized by chronic inflammation of organs --- Filariasis
136. The habitat of filarial worm is usually ----- lymphatic vessels to lower limbs.
137. The organs effected by filariasis are ----lower limbs, scrotums, mammary glands.
138. The infective stage of Wuchereria to man---- III stage or infective stagelarva
139. The infective stage of Wuchereria to female Culex mosquito ----- microfilaria
140. This parasite exhibits nocturnal or diurnal periodicity --- filarial worm.
141. The life span of microfilaria in man ---- one week or 7 days
142. Severe inflammation in the lymph vessels is called lymphangitis or lymphangiectaris
143. Inflammation of lymph glands is called lymphadenitis
144. Accumulation lymph is called lymphanedema
145. Permanent swelling of feet, legs, thighs, scrotal racs, breast is calledelephantiasis
146. wuchereria is ovoviviparous organism.
147. The larval form of wuchereria is calledmicrofilaria;saucase larva, infected stage larva.
148. The infected stage of wuechereria to mosquito microfilaria
149. The infected stage of wuechereria to man III stage infective larva
150. Nocturnal or Nocturnal diurnal periodicity is exhibited by microfilaria larva
151. The life span of microfilaria larva is 70 days
RINGWORMS
152. Apperance of dry , scaly lesions on various parts of the body such as skin, nails and scalp with intense itching are the
symptoms of -----ringworms.
153. The conditions favourable for ring worm infection --- heat and moisture.
154. Ring worms commonly infects skin folds of --- groin and between toes.
155. The disease can spreads through using towels, clothes, comb of infected individuals ------ ringworms.
PREVENTIVE MEASURES
156. There are four genera of mosquitoes name the 1. Anopheles 2. Culex 3. Aedes and 4. Psorophora
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157. Anopheles acts as carrier of vector for the disease causing pathogens malaria parasite
158. Culex acts as carrier of vector for the disease causing pathogensfilariasis , encephalitis and bird malaria.
159. Aedes aegypti acts as carrier of vector for the disease causing pathogensdengue , yellow fever and chikungunya
160. Psorophora acts as carrier of vector for the disease causing pathogensDermatobiasis in cattles
161. Vectors are of two types namely 1. Mechanical and 2. Biological
162. Mechanical vectors transfer pathogens from place to place without any change ex. House flies , cockroaches and
insects.
163. In the biological vectors parasites undergo some changes of complete part of life cycle ex. Mosquitoes ,tse tse flies
and sand flies.
164. Keeping the body clean, consumptions of clean , drinking water , food, vegetables, fruits , cutting of nails regularly,
washing hands after using toilets and before meal constitute -- personal hygiene.Proper disposal of waste and excreta
, periodic cleaning and disinfection of water reservoir pools , tanks constitute --- public hygiene.
165. The common diseases spreading through contamination are --- typhoid , amoebiasis , ascariasis, cholera, taeniasis
etc.,
166. Common airborne diseases are --- tuberculosis, pneumonia, common cold, conjunctivitis.
167. For eradication of these diseases the vectors and their breeding places should be destroyed --- malaria, filariasis,
chickunguinea, dengue, sleeping sickness, leishmaniasis etc.,
168. The common larvicidal fish is --- Gambusia affinis.
169. Gembusia can feed on --- mosquito larvae and pupae.
170. Larval form of mosquito is called --- wriggler
171. pupal stage of mosquito is called --- tumbler
172. Controlling of mosquitoes by using larvicidal fishes is called -- biological control.
173. The plant used for controlling of mosquito larva and pupa in the water ponds is --- utricularia
174. These diseases can be controlled by avoiding stagnation of water in and around residential areas, regular cleaning of
household coders , use of mosquito nets, introducing larvicidal fishes into freshwater pools and drainages and swamps
etc.,--- vector borne malaria, filarial, dengue fever, encephalitis, chikunguinya
175. The vectors of dengue and chikunguinea are ---- mosquitos.
176. The diseases controlled by vaccination or immunizations are-- small pox, measles, polio, diphtheria, tetanus,
tuberculosis, pneumonia, hepatitis-B etc.
177. Vaccines can be produced by --- Recombinent DNA technology.
178. NII National Institute of immunology is located at New Delhi.
179. NIN National Institute of nutrition is located at Hyderabad.
180. CDRI Central Drug Research Institute located at Lucknow
181. CIMAP Central institute of Medicinal and Aromatic plants is located at -- Lucknow
1 Dengue Arbo virus Aedes aegypti Fever, headache, Eliminating mosquito breeding places and
fever muscles and joint applying mosquito repellants.
pains, rashes,
nausea, vomiting,
excessive thirst,
bleeding from nose,
mouth, gums.
2 Yellow Arbo virus Aedes aegypti Fever, chills Eliminating mosquito breeding places and
fever ,haemorrhage, applying mosquito repellants. Vaccine is
nausea, jaundice available
3 Chikungun Chikungunya Aedes aegypti, Fever, rash, joint Eliminating mosquito breeding places and
ya virus Aedes albopictus pains , headache, applying mosquito repellants.
vomiting
4 Common Rhinovirus Droplet contact Nasal congestion, Washing hands frequently and using face
cold running nose, masks
sneezing, sore
throat, cough, fever,
headache.
5 Mumps Paramyxo Droplet contact Fever, painful Avoiding contact with the sick; MMR vaccine
virus swelling of parotid is available
glands.
6 Measles or Rubeola virus Droplet contact Fever, rash, itching , Same as that of mumps
Rubeola inflammation of
respiratory passage
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7 German Rubella virus Droplet contact Congenital problems Same as that of mumps
measles like eye defects,
deafness , cardiac
problem
8 Chicken Varicella Direct contact and Fever, rash which Scabs should be collected and burnt, soiled
pox zoster virus droplet contact changes into articles should be washed and boiled. Vaccine
vesicles, pustules is available
and then brown scab
which falls off
9 Small Variola virus Directs contact and High fever, chills, Same as that of chickenpox
pox(Eradic droplet contact headache, vomiting,
ated from rash that turn into
earth) scabs that fall off
10 Poliomyeli Polio virus Contaminated food Stiffness of neck, Avoiding contaminated food and water. Salk
tis and water paralysis of skeletal vaccine and Oral polio vaccine (OPV)
muscles, fever, available
headache, pain.
11 Influenza Influenza Droplet Contact Coryza, sneezing, Avoiding close contact with the sick , vaccine
(Flu) viruses cough, muscle pain , is available
headache, fever.
12 Rabies Rabies virus Saliva and droplet Anxiety, fatigue, Avoiding rabid animals. Vaccine is available.
contact loss of appetite,
hydrophobia,
sensitivity to light
and sound,
salivation from
mouth, fever
13 AIDS Human Blood,sexual Fever, lethargy, Avoiding shared needles and syringes, having
immuno- contact , from pharyngitis, nausea, safe sex
Deficiency infected mother to headache, rashes etc.
virus(HIV) child through
placenta
14 Swine flu Swine Droplet contact Fever,cough,body Avoiding close contact with the sick. Vaccine
influenza aches,head is available.
viruses(H1N1 , ache,chills
H1N2,
H3N2,H2N3)
15 SARS(Sev Corona virus Droplet contact Fever, chills, Avoiding contact with the sick
ere Acute muscle-ache, cough,
Respirator dizziness, running
y nose, vomiting ,
Syndrome) diarrhoea
16. Trachoma Chlamydia Trachomatis Ulceration of cornea Avoiding contact with the sick
and conjunctiva of
eye , Acute cases
blindness.
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4 Enterobiasis Enterobius Contaminated Itching around anus , Maintaing hygiene can prevent it /
(Oxyuriasis) vermicularis food nausea , diarrhea. Piperazine
5 Trichinosis Trichinella spiralis Raw or Nausea, vomiting , Eat properly cooked pork /
undercooked oedema of face and mebendazole
pork eyelids
6 Dracunculiasi Dracunculus Infected Cyclops Diarrhoea, itching, Avoid drinking contaminated
s medinesis nausea, vomiting and water / metronidazole
eosinophilia
7 Trichuriasis Trichuris trichiura Contaminated Nausea, vomiting , Avoid consuming contaminated
water, raw fruits constipation, headache. water, fruits and vegetables /
and vegitables Osarsol, dithiazanine
8. Loiasis Loa Loa (eye worm) Bite of deerfly Swelling around eyes Avoid chrysops bite
(Calabar eye chrysops and eye lids
swellings)
28. Assertion (A): In severe cases of pneumonia lips and nail beds may turn grey to bluish in colour.
Reason (R): Due to lack of oxygen in the blood, as the alveoli of lungs get filled with fluid, which interferes with the
lungs ability to transfer oxygen to the blood.
1) A is wrong and R is correct 2) Both A and R are wrong
3) A & R are correct, R do not explains A 4) A & R are correct, R explains A
29. An 12 years old child presented with itchy, excessive lesions on skin, nail and scalp. The siblings also have similar
complaints. The disease in such a child probably is:
1) Ring worm an infectious disease 2) Ring worm a non-infectious disease
3) Amoebiasis non-contergeous disease 4) Ascariasis infectious disease
30. In the life cycle of Plasmodium, sexual stages / gamonts develop in
1) Liver cells of man 2) RBC of man 3) RBC of mosquito 4) Stomach of mosquito
31. After sporozoite gain entrance to human body it undergoes development cycle first in liver then in RBC, only after which
fever is seen. This is due to
1) Release of haemozoin from ruptured hepatic cells. 2) Release of haematin from ruptured hepatic cells.
3) Release of haemozoin from ruptured RBC. 4) Release of haemoglobin from ruptured RBC.
32. Which of the following statements regarding Plasmodium falciparum are true?
1) Sickle cell anemic patients are not resistant against Falciparum malaria
2) Causes malignant / pernicious malaria
3) It is the least serious and so cannot be fatal 4) All of these.
33. Match the following
Parasite Location in host
(A) Entamoeba (i) Erythrocytes of man
(B) Ascaris (ii) Lymphatic vessels of man
(C) Wucheria malayi (iii) Lumen of small intestine
(D) Plasmodium vivax (iv) In the wall of large intestine
A B C D A B C D
1) i ii iii iv 2) ii i iii iv
3) iv iii ii i 4) iv iii i ii
34. Ascariasis is characterized by all the following except:
1) Internal haemorrhage 2) Blockage of the intestinal passage
3) Muscular pain and anemia 4) Always associates with scaly lesions on skin and nail infection
35. Assertion(A): House files acts as mechanical carriers for Entamoeba histolytica
Reason(R): They serve to transmit the parasite from faeces of infected person to food items, during this parasite does not
undergo development.
1) A is wrong and R is correct 2) Both A and R are wrong
3) A & R are correct, R do not explains A 4) A & R are correct, R explains A
36. Diseases are broadly grouped in to infectious and non-infectious types .In the list given below, identify the infectious
diseases
i)Cancer ii)influenza iii)Allergy iv) smallpox
1) i and ii 2) ii and iii 3) iii and iv 4) ii and iv
37. Haemozoin is
1) A precursor of Hemoglobin 2)A toxin from streptococcus 3)A toxin from Hamophiles sp 4)A toxin from haemoglobin
38. Intestinal perforation is caused in the severe cases of__
1) Typhoid 2) Common Cold 3) Plague 4) Pneumonia
39. Which of the following disease is characterized by fluid filled alveoli resulting in respiratory problems
1) Pneumonia 2) Common cold 3) Dysentry 4) Typhoid.
40. Air borne diseases_____
1)Typhoid, Ascariasis 2) pneumonia, common cold. 3) pneumonia, filariasis 4)Amoebiasis , malaria
41. Match the following and find out the correct match
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Disease Causative agent Mode of infection
1)Malaria Plasmodium vivax Bite of female Culex
mosquito
2)Typhoid Salmonella typhi With Inspired Air
3)Pneumonia Haemophilus influenza Droplet of Infection
4)comman cold Rhino virus Contaminationof food
and water
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(4) Chlorine ions help in formation of HCl in the stomach
86. A common disease of domesticated animals is:
(1) anthrax (2) syphilis (3) cholera (4) diphtheria
87. Some common diseases caused by bacteria are:
(1) Measles, Mumps and Malaria (2) Tetanus, Typhoid and tuberculosis
(3) Syphilis, Smallpox and Sleeping sickness (4) Pneumonia, Poliomyelitis and Psittacosi
88. Which one of the following diseases is caused by virus ?
(1) Cholera (2) Diptheria (3) Measles (4) Whooping cough
89. A non-communicable disease is
(1) measles (2) rabies (3) diptheria (4) diabetes
90. Which of the following is a pair of viral diseases ?
(1) Ringworm, AIDS (2) Common cold, AIDS (3) Dysentery, common cold (4) Typhoid, tuberculosis
91. The lips and finger nails may turn grey and bluish in colour in severe cases in
1) common cold 2) malaria 3) pneumonia 4) Typhoid
92. Sustained high fever is one of the symptoms of the typhoid fever in which the range of fever lies between
1) 39-40 C 2) 40-41 C 3) 37 38 C 4) 41-42 C
93. The symptoms of common cold usually last for
1) 3-8 days 2) 3-5 days 3) 3-7 days 4) 3-4 days
94. In Amoebiasis which of the following serves to transmit the parasite to healthy person
1) Apis indica 2) Culex 3) Macrobiolus 4) Musca domestica
95. The appearance of dry scaly lesions on various parts of the body accompanied by intense itching seen in ringworms.
This is caused due to the following except
1) Microsporum 2) Trichoderma 3) Trichophyton 4) Epidermophyton
96. A classic case in medicine that of Mary Mallon is nick named after which of the following disease and the same disease shows
which of the following symptoms in severe cases?
1) Typhoid fever and intestinal blockage 2) Typhoid fever and Constipation
3) Typhoid fever and intestinal bleeding 4) Typhoid fever and intestinal perforation
97. The organism, which carries a disease from one organism to another, is called
1) inoculum 2) host 3) sterilization 4) vector
98. The primary host of Plasmodium is
1) man 2) male culex 3) sheep 4) female Anopheles
99. Disease existing at or before birth is
1) congenital 2) communicable 3) non communicable 4) none of these
100. The infectious stage of Plasmodium is
1) sporozoite 2) cryptozoite 3) trophozoite 4) metacryptozoite
101. Which of these sets is incorrect?
1) Plasmodium falciparum, malaria, relapse, mosquito
2) Trypanosoma gambiense, Glossina, sleeping sickness, winter bottoms sign
3) Wuchereria bancrofti, elephantiasis, microfilariae, mosquito
4) Entamoeba histolytica, dysentery, quadrinucleate cyst, colon
102. Amoebiasis in human is acquired through
1) viral infection 2) contamination of food with cysts
3) accidental consumption of amoebic trophozoites 4) none of the above
103. Which of the following disease is caused by a nematode parasite?
1) poliomyelitis 2) amoebiasis 3) filariasis 4) leprosy
104. Match the disease in column I with the appropriate items (pathogen/prevention/treatment) in column II
Column I Column II
A) amoebiasis i) Treponema palladium
B) Diphtheria ii) Use only sterilized food and water
C) Cholera iii) DPT Vaccine
D) Syphilis iv) Use oral rehydration therapy
1) A-ii, B i, C iii , D iv 2) A-ii, B iii, C iv , D i
3) A-i, B ii, C iii , D iv 4) A-ii, B iv, C i , D iii
105. Adults of Wuchereria bancrofti attacks
1) excretory system 2) nervous system 3) blood circulation 4) lymph vessels
106. Wuchereria bancrofti is transmitted by
1) tse-tse fly 2) sand fly 3) Anopheles 4) Culex
107. Ringworm is due to
1) algae 2) virus 3) fungus 4) bacteria
108. Elephantiasis causing organism belongs to
1) aschelminthes 2) Platyhelminthes 3) cnidaria 4) porifera
109. In malaria, which of the following is released in blood to cause chills and fever?
1) hematin 2) haemozoin 3) Schuffners dot 4) hematocrin
110. Blood circulation was discovered by
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1) William Harvey 2) Hippocrates 3) Karl Landsteiner 4) Paul Ehrlich
111. Who among the following is recognized as the father of Medicine?
1) Robert Koch 2) Hippocrates 3) Louis Pasteur 4) Edward Jenner
112. Match the following and choose the correct answer.
Column-I Column-II
A B C D A B C D
1. 1 2 3 4 2. 2 1 3 4
3. 1 2 4 3 4. 4 2 3 1
113. Which one of the following non- infectious disease is the major cause of death in humans?
1) Cancer 2) AIDS 3) Asthma 4) Typhoid
114. The pathogen of typhoid is directly transmitted through
1) Urine 2) Water 3) Blood 4) Hormone
115. Infection of pneumonia occurs due to
1) Droplets released from an infected person 2) Released droplets inhaled by healthy person
3) Sharing contaminated objects such as glasses and utensils with an infected person 4) All of the above
116. Entamoeba histolytica is a parasite of
1) Large intestine 2) Liver 3) Lungs 4) Kidney
117. All stages of plasmodium get digested in stomach of female Anopheles except
1) Sporozoite 2) Gametocyte 3) Erythrocyte 4 ) None of these
118. Entamoeba histolytica feeds on
1) Liver 2) Small intestine 3) large intestine 4) WBCs
119. Ringworm is a
1) Air borne disease 2) Infectious disease 3) Non- infectious disease 4) None of these
120. Ascariasis is also known as
1) Roundworm 2) Flatworm 3) Tapeworm 4) L iver worm
121. Which of the following disease cause internal bleeding, muscular pain, Fever, anemia and blockage of the intestinal passage?
1) Ascariasis 2) Filariasis 3) Amoebiasis 4) Trypanosomiasis
122. The group of diseases carried (transmitted) by insects is
1) Typhoid, Jaundice, Tuberculosis 2) Mumps, measles, smallpox
3) Scabies, ringworm, swine flu 4) Malaria, filaria, yellow fever
123. Intermediate host of Wuchereria is
1) Female Anopheles 2)Female Aedes 3) Female culex 4) None of these
124. Fill up the blanks
I) Heat and moisture help . Fungi to grow, which makes them thrive in skin folds
II) Maintenance of .. and . Hygiene is important for the prevention of ringworm.
III) . Gives the diseases its name, elephantiasis.
1) I. Microsporum, II. Public; personal, III. Enlargement of hand
2) I. Trichophyton, II. Personal; Public, III. Enlargement of eye
3) I. Epidermophyton, II. Personal; public, III Enlargement of legs
4) I. Wuchereria, II. Personal; public; III. Enlargement of tongue
125. Which one of the following pairs of diseases are viral as well as transmitted by mosquitoes?
1) Elephantiasis an dengue 2) Malaria and yellow fever 3) Ringworm and dengue 4) Yellow fever and dengue
126. Where will you look for the sporozoites of the malarial parasite ? (AIPMT 2011)
1)saliva of infected female Anopheles mosquito
2)red blood corpuscles of human suffering from malaria
3)spleen of infected humans
4)salivary glands of freshly moulted female Anopheles mosquito
127. Which one of the following options gives the correct matching of a disease with its caustive organism and mode of
infection ?
Disease Causative Organism Mode of Infection
1) typhoid Salmonella typhi with inspired air
2) Pneumonia Streptococcus pneumonia droplet infection
3) elephantiasis Wuchereria bancrofti with infected water and food
4) malaria Plasmodium vivax bite of male Anopheles mosquito
128. Common cold is not cured by antibiotics because it is (AIPMT Mains 2011)
1) caused by a virus 2)caused by a Gram-positive bacterium
3)caused by a Gram-negative bacterium 4) not an infectious disease
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129. 1)Gut of female Anolpheles 2)Salivary glands of Anopheles
3)Human RBCs 4)Human liver
130. Widal Test is carried out to test (AIPMT Prelim. 2012)
1) Malaria 2) Diabetes mellitus 3)HIV/AIDS 4) Typhoid fever
131. Common cold differs from pneumonia in that (AIPMT Prelim. 2012)
1)Pneumonia is a communicable disease whereas the common cold is a nutritonal deficiency disease
2)Pneumonia can be prevented by a liver attenuated bacterial vaccine whereas the common cold has no effective vaccine
3)Pneumonia is caused by a virus while the common cold is caused by the bacterium Haemophilus influenzae
4)Pneumonia pathogen infects alveoli whereas the common cold affects nose and respiratory passage .but not the lungs
132. 'Athlete's foot' is caused by (AMU 2012)
1) Tinea pedis 2) Tinea capitis 3) Candida albicans 4) Rickettsia
KEY
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1-10 4 1 3 4 4 1 3 3 3 1
11-20 3 4 3 1 2 4 3 3 4 4
21-30 4 1 3 2 2 1 3 4 1 2
31-40 3 2 3 4 4 4 4 1 1 2
41-50 3 3 4 2 4 2 1 1 2 2
51-60 3 2 4 2 1 1 3 4 4 2
61-70 2 4 4 4 2 1 2 3 3 3
71-80 2 3 3 4 2 2 4 4 4 1
81-90 2 4 2 3 2 1 2 3 2 2
91-100 3 1 3 4 2 4 4 4 1 1
101-110 2 2 3 2 4 4 3 1 2 1
111-120 2 1 1 2 4 1 2 3 2 1
121-130 1 4 3 3 4 1 2 1 1 4
131-140 4 1 1 4 3 4 4
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