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Human Health and Diseases — Syllabus
Tamil Nadu Board · Class 12 · Zoology
What Human Health and Diseases covers in Tamil Nadu Board Class 12 Zoology: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session.
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4 Topics · Tamil Nadu Board Class 12 Zoology · 2026-27
Topics in Human Health and Diseases
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Classification of Diseases
- Diseases are broadly classified into Infectious (Communicable) and Non-Infectious (Non-Communicable) diseases.
- Infectious diseases are caused by pathogens (virus, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, helminths) and are transmitted through air, water, food, physical contact, or vectors.
- Non-infectious diseases are NOT transmitted from person to person; they include genetic (cystic fibrosis), nutritional (vitamin deficiency), and degenerative (arthritis, heart disease) disorders.
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Bacterial Diseases
- Shigellosis (Bacillary Dysentery): Caused by Shigella sp.; transmitted via faecal–oral route; symptoms include abdominal pain, blood and mucus in stools.
- Bubonic Plague (Black Death): Caused by Yersinia pestis; vector is rat flea Xenopsylla cheopis; symptoms include fever, swollen lymph nodes (buboes).
- Diphtheria: Caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae; spread by droplet infection; affects larynx, skin, nasal and genital passages.
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Viral Diseases
- Viruses are the smallest intracellular obligate parasites that multiply only inside living cells.
- Common Cold: Caused by Rhinoviruses (over 150 strains); difficult to vaccinate because RNA genome mutates constantly.
- Mumps: Caused by Paramyxovirus (RNA virus); affects salivary glands; transmitted through saliva and droplets; causes enlargement of parotid glands.
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Protozoan Diseases
- About 15 genera of protozoans live as parasites in the human body.
- Amoebiasis (Amoebic Dysentery): Caused by Entamoeba histolytica; lives in the large intestine; infective stage is trophozoite; carrier is housefly (Musca domestica).
- African Sleeping Sickness: Caused by Trypanosoma species; transmitted by Tsetse fly (Glossina sp.).
Key Concepts
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