Human Health and Disease

Topics in this chapter

• Health and Disease Basics
• Common Human Diseases
• Innate and Acquired Immunity
• Vaccination and AIDS
• Cancer Causes and Treatment
• Drug and Alcohol Abuse

Cheat sheet

Practice questions

1. Question 1Q-18FB2F

   All of the following can lead to the development of goitre EXCEPT -

   1. A.Dietary iodine deficiency
   2. B.Graves' disease
   3. C.A TSH-secreting pituitary adenoma
   4. D.Taking a high dose of exogenous thyroxine
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2. Question 2Q-1B642F

   The mosquito Aedes aegypti acts as a vector for which of the following disease(s)?

   1. A.Yellow fever only
   2. B.Japanese encephalitis
   3. C.Dengue fever only
   4. D.Both yellow fever and dengue fever
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3. Question 3Q-4A0432

   What general term is used for any organism that is capable of causing disease in a host?

   1. A.Pathogen
   2. B.Microbe
   3. C.Allotrope
   4. D.Fungus
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4. Question 4Q-657DB6

   The stage of the Plasmodium life cycle that occurs inside the mosquito, following the uptake of gametocytes from an infected person's blood, is commonly referred to as the -

   1. A.Krebs cycle
   2. B.Golgi cycle
   3. C.Calvin cycle
   4. D.Ross cycle (sporogonic cycle)
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5. Question 5Q-7F00E1

   Typhoid fever in humans is caused by infection with which bacterium?

   1. A.Salmonella typhi
   2. B.Streptococcus typhi
   3. C.Streptococcus pneumoniae
   4. D.Salmonella paratyphi
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