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Question
The following table shows certain diseases, their causative organisms and symptoms. Fill the gaps.
Name of the Disease | Causative organism | Symptoms | |
(i) | Ascariasis | Ascaris | ______ |
(ii) | ______ | Trichophyton | Appearance of dry, scaly lesions on various parts of the body |
(iii) | Typhoid | ______ | High fever, weakness, headache, stomach pain, constipation. |
(iv) | Pneumonia | Streptococcus pneumoniae | ______ |
(v) | ______ | Rhino viruses | Nasal congestion and discharge, sorethroat, cough, headache |
(vi) | Filariasis | ______ | Inflammation in lower limbs |
Solution
Name of the Disease | Causative organism | Symptoms | |
(i) | Ascariasis | Ascaris | Internal bleeding, muscular pain, fever, anemia and blockage of the intestinal passage |
(ii) | Ringworm | Trichophyton | Appearance of dry, scaly lesions on various parts of the body |
(iii) | Typhoid | Salmonella typhi | High fever, weakness, headache, stomach pain, constipation. |
(iv) | Pneumonia | Streptococcus pneumoniae | Fever, chills, cough and headache |
(v) | Common cold | Rhino viruses | Nasal congestion and discharge, sore throat, cough, headache |
(vi) | Filariasis | W.bancrofti and W.malayi | Inflammation in lower limbs |
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