Human Health and Disease MCQs | Human Health and Disease Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

Questions
1 The term ‘health’ is defined in many ways. The most accurate definition of the health would be,
A Health is the state of body and mind in a balanced condition
B Health is the reflection of a smiling face
C Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being
D Health is the symbol of economic prosperity

Answer: Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being
2 When can we say that we are not healthy?
A When we are able to cope well with the social pressure
B When we have a positive outlook towards life
C When we feel good physically
D When we constantly suffer from headaches due to a stressful life

Answer: When we feel good physically

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3 Which one of the following diseases is a communicable?
A Rickets
B Cholera
C Diabetes
D Scurvy

Answer: Cholera
4 Disease of the heart, joints and nervous system are called
A Communicable diseases
B Degenerative diseases
C Deficiency diseases
D Mental diseases

Answer: Degenerative diseases
5 Hemophilia disease can be transferred through ______________
A Vector
B Pollutant
C Heredity
D Vehicle

Answer: Heredity
6 A bacterial disease is
A Polio
B Influenza
C Tuberculosis
D Malaria

Answer: Tuberculosis
7 Which one of the following is a degenerative disease?
A Kwashiorkor
B Scurvy
C Stroke
D Hemophilia

Answer: Stroke
8 Scurvy disease is caused by the deficiency of vitamin
A Vitamin A
B Vitamin D
C Vitamin K
D Vitamin C

Answer: Vitamin C
9 Which one of the following is a water borne disease?
A Tuberculosis
B Malaria
C AIDS
D Cholera

Answer: Cholera
10 Which of the following is not dimension of health?
A Physical
B Nutritional
C Social
D Mental

Answer: Nutritional
11 Which diseases can be transmitted from infected to uninfected people?
A Lung cancer and tuberculosis
B Whooping cough and sickle cell anemia
C Sickle cell anemia and cholera
D Cholera and tuberculosis

Answer: Cholera and tuberculosis
12 Diphtheria is cause by
A Virus
B Fungi
C Protozoan
D Bacteria

Answer: Bacteria
13 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

Answer: Incubation period
14
A Protozoan
B Virus
C Fungi
D Bacteria

Answer: Fungi
15 Spherical-shaped bacteria are referred as
A Bacilli
B Vibrio
C Cocci
D Spirilla

Answer: Cocci
16 Cholera is _______________ type of disease
A Allergic
B Hormonal
C Contagious
D Non-contagious

Answer: Non-contagious
17 A transmittable protozoan disease is
A Syphilis
B Cholera
C Amoebic dysentery
D Sickle cell anemia

Answer: Amoebic dysentery
18 ________________________ is a type of bacterial disease
A Amoebic dysentery
B Athlete’s foot
C Diphtheria
D Influenza

Answer: Diphtheria
19 _____________________ is a type of disease that is always present among a particular people
A Pandemic
B Epidemiology
C Endemic
D Epidemic

Answer: Endemic
20 Which one of the following diseases is a communicable?
A rickets
B amoebiasis
C diabetes
D cancer

Answer: amoebiasis
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