Practice Questions on Biology Diseases

TB is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria

Scurvy is caused by Vitamin C deficiency

AIDS is caused by HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)

Dengue is transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquito

Cholera is caused by Vibrio cholerae bacteria

Goiter is caused by iodine deficiency

Typhoid is caused by Salmonella typhi bacteria

Rabies is also called hydrophobia due to fear of water

Diabetes is due to insulin deficiency or resistance

Rickets (in children) is caused by Vitamin D deficiency

Plasmodium is protozoan parasite causing malaria

Hepatitis affects the liver (Hepatitis A, B, C)

Polio is caused by poliovirus

Beriberi is caused by thiamine (B1) deficiency

Tetanus is caused by Clostridium tetani bacteria

Cholera spreads through contaminated water and food

Influenza (flu) is caused by influenza virus

Iron deficiency causes anemia

Dengue is caused by dengue virus (flavivirus)

Nephritis is inflammation of kidneys

Measles is caused by measles virus (paramyxovirus)

Night blindness and xerophthalmia caused by Vitamin A deficiency

Kala-azar is transmitted by sandfly

AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) is caused by HIV

Diphtheria is caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Pertussis is called whooping cough

Filariasis is caused by Wuchereria bancrofti (nematode)

Pellagra is caused by niacin (B3) deficiency

COVID-19 is caused by SARS-CoV-2 virus

Meningitis is inflammation of meninges (brain membranes)

Leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae

Rabies is transmitted through bite of infected dog

Amoebic dysentery is caused by Entamoeba histolytica

Pernicious anemia is caused by B12 deficiency

Plague is transmitted by rat flea

Pneumonia affects the lungs

Ringworm is caused by fungal infection (dermatophytes)

Rubella is called German measles

Sleeping sickness is caused by Trypanosoma (transmitted by tsetse fly)

Lung cancer is strongly associated with smoking

Syphilis is caused by Treponema pallidum bacteria

BCG vaccine prevents tuberculosis

Jaundice is caused by excess bilirubin due to liver dysfunction

Kwashiorkor is caused by protein deficiency

Japanese encephalitis is transmitted by Culex mosquito

Arthritis affects joints

Athlete’s foot is fungal infection

DPT prevents Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus

Down syndrome is caused by trisomy of chromosome 21