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प्रश्न
Differentiate between the following pair:
Infectious and non-infectious disease.
उत्तर
| Infectious disease | Non-infectious disease |
| These diseases are caused by pathogens | These diseases are not caused by pathogens but result due to some other internal or external factors |
| They spread from one person to another. | They do not spread from one person to another. |
| Example - Influenza, cholera, malaria | Example - Cancer, arthritis, hypertension |
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List the causes of diseases.
A disease widely spread worldwide is known as
Put a tick mark (✓) against the correct alternative in the following statement:
Which one of the following mineral deficiency diseases can be cured by eating a diet which include green leafy vegetables, banana, cereals, egg-yolk?
Fill in the blanks by selecting suitable words given below:
Deficiency of iodine in the diet may cause ______.
Fill in the blank in the following table:
| Vitamin | Name of the deficiency diseases | Source of vitamin | Function of vitamin |
| Vitamin A | __________ | __________ | __________ |
| __________ | Beri-beri | __________ | __________ |
| Ascorbic Acid | __________ | __________ | __________ |
| __________ | Rickets (in childhood) bones turn soft | __________ | __________ |
Fill in the blanks:
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Fill in the blanks:
The mineral ______ is responsible for tooth decay.
Match the items in Column A with those in Column B:
| Column A | Column B | ||
| 1 | Beri-beri | a | Vitamin C |
| 2 | Anaemia | b | Vitamin D |
| 3 | Scurvy | c | Vitamin A |
| 4 | Rickets | d | Vitamin B1 |
| 5 | Goitre | e | Iron |
| 6 | Night blindness | f | Iodine |
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