Diseases Everyday Science MCQs - 10

Diseases Everyday Science MCQs - 10

1. Which of the following is a communicable disease?
(a) Diabetes
(b) Hypertension
(c) Kwashiorkor
(d) Tuberculosis ✓ 

2. Non-infectious diseases are best defined as
(a) Disease caused by malnutrition
(b) All diseases of old age
(c) All diseases that can be transmitted from mother to child
(d) All diseases that are not caused by a pathogen ✓ 

3. Which of the following diseases is transmitted by an insect vector?
(a) HIV/AIDS
(b) TB
(c) Syphilis
(d) Malaria ✓

4. Diphtheria is cause by
(a) Virus
(b) Fungi
(c) Protozoan
(d) Bacteria ✓ 

5. The disease carrying agents are called
(a) Pathogens
(b) Reservoirs
(c) Vector ✓ 
(d) Vaccines
 
6. The time of period between entering of pathogen into the body and appearance of symptoms of diseases is called
(a) Adoption period
(b) Reserve period
(c) Incubation period ✓ 
(d) Incubation period
 
7. Athlete’s foot or Tinia Pedis is caused by which of the following?
(a) Protozoan
(b) Virus
(c) Fungi ✓ 
(d) Bacteria
 
8. Which of the following is true about the Malaria disease?
(a) Sore throat and dry cough
(b) It is prevented through boiling and chlorinating water
(c) Fever and anemia ✓
(d) Formation of ulcers in the intestine

9. Spherical-shaped bacteria are referred as
(a) Bacilli
(b) Vibrio
(c) Cocci ✓ 
(d) Spirilla
   
10. The  A sudden onset of a disease with rapid changed is commonly known as
(a) Chronic
(b) Contagious
(c) Acute ✓ 
(d) Non contagious

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