Health and immunity questions | form one Biology

Name four diseases against which children are immunized

Answer / Solution

The following are diseases against which children are immunized

1. Tetanus
2. Poilo
3. Measles
4. Hepatitis B

AIDS is one of the threatening disease worldwide. Briefly explain the precautions that must be taken when caring for some one with AIDS.

Answer / Solution

.Precautions that must be taken when caring for someone with AIDS.,

1. Wear gloves if you are going to have contact with blood or other body fluids that could possibly contain visible blood, such as urine, feces, or vomit.
2. Cover cuts, sores, or breaks in the skin with bandages. This applies to both you and the person living with HIV/AIDS.
3. Wash your hands and other parts of your body immediately after contact with blood or other body fluids. Disinfect surfaces soiled with blood.
4. Avoid practices that increase the likelihood of blood contact, such as sharing of razors and toothbrushes.
5. Use needles and other sharp instruments only when medically necessary and handle them according to recommendations for healthcare settings. (Do not put caps back on needles by hand or remove needles from syringes. Dispose of needles in puncture-proof containers out of the reach of children and visitors.)

Write an essay on "Drug Abuse" using the following sub-headings.

• Meaning of drug abuse
• Examples of drug
• Causes of drug addiction and how to control drug addiction
• Effects of drug abuse
• The soci-economic hazards of drug abuse.

Answer / Solution

UNSOLVED

The best way of preventing viral diseases is

• Through biological control
• Avoiding direct contact with an infected person
• killing all viruses
• By medical treatment
• Vaccination

Answer / Solution

E[ Vaccination ]

Examples of diseases caused by bacteria are

• Tuberculosis, cholera, and gonorrhea
• Malaria, bilharzias and cancer
• Elephantiasis, Aids and sleeping sickness
• Measles, amoebic dysentry and chicken pox
• Common cold, typhoid and cholera

Answer / Solution

A [ Tuberculosis, cholera and gonorrhea]