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Human Health and Disease MCQs

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Question 341 of 446

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Human Health And Disease

In males, a side effect of anabolic steroid use is breast ____.

In males, side effects include breast enlargement.

Question 342 of 446

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Seeking professional help for drug abuse includes consulting psychologists, psychiatrists, and specialists in de-addiction and ____ programmes.

A lot of help is available in the form of qualified psychologists, psychiatrists, and de-addiction and rehabilitation programmes.

Question 343 of 446

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Typhoid Mary was a chronic carrier of the bacterium ____.

Mary Mallon, nicknamed Typhoid Mary, was a typhoid carrier who spread *Salmonella typhi*.

Question 344 of 446

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Pneumonia is typically acquired by inhaling the ____/aerosols released by an infected person.

A healthy person acquires the infection by inhaling the droplets/aerosols released by an infected person.

Question 345 of 446

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One common method of common cold transmission is through contaminated objects such as doorknobs and computer ____.

The infection is transmitted through contaminated objects such as pens, books, cups, doorknobs, computer keyboard or mouse, etc..

Question 346 of 446

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The female ____ mosquito is the vector (transmitting agent) for the malarial parasite.

Plasmodium enters the human body through the bite of infected female Anopheles mosquito.

Question 347 of 446

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The parasite *Entamoeba histolytica* resides in the ____ intestine of humans.

*Entamoeba histolytica* is a protozoan parasite in the large intestine of human which causes amoebiasis.

Question 348 of 446

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The eggs of the intestinal parasite *Ascaris* are excreted along with the ____ of infected persons.

The eggs of the parasite (*Ascaris*) are excreted along with the faeces of infected persons.

Question 349 of 446

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Filariasis is also known as ____.

The disease caused by *Wuchereria* is called elephantiasis or filariasis.

Question 350 of 446

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Ringworms are generally acquired from soil or by using contaminated ____, clothes or even the comb of infected individuals.

Ringworms are generally acquired from soil or by using towels, clothes or even the comb of infected individuals.

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