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Health: The Ultimate Treasure — Practice

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  1. Q1. Disease-causing organisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi, worms and protozoa are collectively called

  2. Q2. According to the World Health Organization, health is a state of complete

  3. Q3. Pain, tiredness or dizziness — things that a patient feels — are called

  4. Q4. A high body temperature that can be measured with a thermometer is best described as a

  5. Q5. As given in Table 3.1 of the chapter, common cold and influenza are caused by

  6. Q6. Tuberculosis (TB), as listed in Table 3.1, is caused by a bacterium and primarily affects the

  7. Q7. Cholera, with diarrhoea and dehydration as its main symptoms, is caused by a

  8. Q8. Malaria, with symptoms such as high fever, profuse sweating and periodic chills, is caused by

  9. Q9. Dengue fever, also known as 'break bone fever', is caused by

  10. Q10. The natural ability of our body to fight diseases is known as

  11. Q11. The first vaccine, which protected people from smallpox, was discovered by

  12. Q12. Penicillin, the first antibiotic, was discovered in 1928 by

  13. Q13. Antibiotics work only against diseases caused by

  14. Q14. Frequent urination, excessive thirst, weight loss, tiredness and slow healing are signs and symptoms of which non-communicable disease?

  15. Q15. Insects like mosquitoes and houseflies that spread pathogens from one person to another are called

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