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Question:

Enumerate the signs and symptoms of pregnancy as per following.
i) Presumptive signs and symptoms
ii) Probable signs and symptoms
iii) Positive signs and symptoms

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Question:
Column A Column B
a) Low purine diet i) Low Carbohydrate Diet
b) Tetany ii) Toxic mushroom
c) Hyperglycemia iii) Cancer
d) Underweight iv) Food Adulteration
e) Phalloidine v) Milk
f) Nitrosamines vi) Gout
g) PFA Act vii) Calcium deficiency
h) Pasteurization viii) High calorie diet
i) Aflatoxins ix) Mercury
j) Industrial Pollutant x) Aspergillus flavus
  xi) High calorie diet
  xii) Genetic Changes

 

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Question:

a) Cereals and tuber are rich sources of …………………..
b) Microorganisms responsible for food contamination can be categorized as Virus, Bacteria and …………………..
c) Tape worm, hook worm etc. are known as ………………….. infestations.
d) Adulteration of argemone seeds in mustard oil causes …………………..
e) Overactivity of thyroid gland is known as …………………..
f) Hypolipidemia implies decreased levels of ………………….. in blood.
g) Cyclamates and B.V.O. are dangerous food …………………..
h) Isoleucin and lysine are important …………………..
i) Butter, ghee, vanaspati are rich sources of ………………….. fats.
j) Fruits and vegetables are abundant sources of vitamins and …………………..

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Question:

What are the symptoms of hypoglycemia. Suggest the management of hypoglycemic patient.

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What is the significance of food laws and standards in promotion of public health? Suggest ways for its effective implementation.

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Question:

Define hypothyroidism. What diet is suitable for such a patient?

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Question:

Why is fibre important in daily diet, list important sources of fibre.

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Question:

Discuss advantages of dietary survey in detail.

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Question:

Name three diseases caused by dietary deficiency and three diseases caused due to excessive dietary intake, suggest measures for management of one disease disease from each category.

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Question:

 Place tick mark (√) against ‘T’ if you consider the statement as true and ‘F’ if find the statement is false. 
a) The T- lymphocyte matures in the bone marrow and spleen of an individual (T/F)
b) Immunoglobulin G (IgG) has two gamma heavy chains and either 2 kappa or lambda light chains  (T/F)
c) Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is an example of T-dependent antigen (T/F)
d) Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is primarily transmitted through orofecal route (T/F)
e) Human helminthic parasites include ne\amatodes, cestodes and trematodes (T/F)

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Question:

a. The ability of an organism to cause infection is called………………….

b. The causative agent of Whooping cough is ………………………. 

c. Both yellow fever and Dengue fever are transmitted through the bites of ………….mosquito.

d. Viruses responsible for causing common cold are………………………

e. A toxin that has been treated to destroy its toxic property without affecting its antigenicity is called …………………….

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Question:
Column A Column B
a) Tse tse fly i) Clostridium tetani
b) Immunoglobulin E (IgE) ii) Borrelia
c) Endospore (Bacterial spore) iii) Leishmaniasis
d) Plague iv) Sleeping sickness
e) Congenital infection v) Anaphylaxis
  vi) Yersinia pestis
  vii) Flagella
  viii) Rubella virus
  ix) Malaria 16

 

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Question:

Place tick mark (√) against the most appropriate answer given under each statement.

a) Vaccination to prevent small pox was introduced by;
i) Louis Pasteur
ii) Edward Jenner
iii) Robert Koch
iv) Antony Van Leeuwenhock

b) All of the following bacteria has cell wall except
i) Mycoplasma
ii) Mycobacterium
iii) Meningococcus
iv) Micrococcus

c) Chinese letter arrangement is characteristic of one of the following bacterium:
i) Mycobacterium tuberculosis
ii) Clostridium Tetani
iii) Bacillus Anthracis
iv) Corynebacterium Diphtheriae

d) ‘Negri bodies’ are found in the nerve cells infected with virus known as:
 i) CD, (Helper) T- lymphocyte
 ii) B-lymphocyte
 iii) CD, (suppressor) T- lymphocyte
 iv) Polymerph

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Question:

With the help of a diagram, describe the life cycle of Leishmania Donovani. Mention how the diagnosis of Kala Azar (Visceral Leishmaniasis) is made.

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How do fungi differ form bacteria? Write briefly about the characteristics of Candida albicans. Mention the various diseases caused by this fungus.

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Question:

Define immunity. Differentiate between innate and acquired immunity. Enumerate the factors influencing the development of immunity in an individual.

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Give the general characters of mycobacterium. How do you stain them in the laboratory? Name four mycobacteria of medical importance and the diseases caused by them.

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Question:

Name the causative agents of the following diseases. How are they transmitted form the patient to a healthy person?

a) Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

b) Hydrophobia

c) Chicken pox

d) Dengue fever

e) Measles

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Question:

Draw a labeled diagram of a typical bacterial cell showing its various organelles. State the function of each of them. How do bacteria reproduce in nature?

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Question:

Define chemotherapy. What is their source of production? Give two examples of commonly used antibiotics in hospital. Differentiate between a bactericidal and bacteriostatic antibiotic.

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