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Diseases Cause and Control — Important Questions

ICSE · Class 9 · Biology

42 important questions from Diseases Cause and Control for ICSE Class 9 Biology, with answers. Part of the ICSE Class 9 Biology syllabus.

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Important Questions from Diseases Cause and Control

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Which of the following are bacterial diseases?

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Cholera, Typhoid, Tuberculosis

Cholera, typhoid, and tuberculosis are all caused by bacteria. AIDS is caused by a virus (HIV) and malaria is caused by a protozoan (Plasmodium).

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The incubation period is the time between infection and appearance of symptoms.

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True

Incubation period is correctly defined as the period between the entry of germs into the body and the appearance of the first symptoms of the disease.

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Which of the following are modes of AIDS transmission?

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Sexual contact, Contaminated blood transfusion, Mother to child transmission

AIDS spreads through sexual contact, contaminated blood, and from infected mother to child. It does not spread through casual contact like shaking hands or eating together.

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Non-communicable diseases cannot spread from person to person.

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True

Non-communicable diseases are not caused by pathogens and cannot be transmitted from one person to another. Examples include diabetes and heart disease.

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What are the important topics in Diseases Cause and Control for ICSE Class 9 Biology?
Key topics in Diseases Cause and Control include Meaning and Classification of Diseases, Germs That Cause Disease, Bacterial Diseases, Protozoan Diseases. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 9 exams.
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