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PAGE NO:191 <\/strong><\/span> Solution 2.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Solution 3.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Solution 4.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n (i) Influenza<\/strong> – Solution 5.<\/strong><\/span> Influenza is a highly infectious viral disease. This disease spreads quickly from one person to the next. The virus is transmitted from the patient to the other person while the patient is coughing, sneezing, laughing or speaking. This is also transmitted by contaminated towel and handkerchief.<\/p>\n Solution 6.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n (a) Tuberculosis:<\/strong> It is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It affects bones, intestine, brain and other organs. Symptoms include restlessness in the beginning, loss of appetite, pain in chest and increase in heart beat. Treatment includes taking medicines like P.A.S. and thioacetazone. Solution 7.<\/strong><\/span> Solution 8.<\/strong><\/span> Solution 9.<\/strong><\/span> Solution 10.<\/strong><\/span> Solution 11.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Solution 12.<\/strong><\/span> Solution 13.<\/strong><\/span> Solution 14.<\/strong><\/span> Solution 15.<\/strong><\/span> Solution 16.<\/strong><\/span> Biology<\/a>Chemistry<\/a>Physics<\/a>Maths<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Frank ICSE Solutions for Class 9 Biology – Health: Causes of Diseases PAGE NO:191 Solution 1. (a) Disease is the stage when body or any part of it shows some disturbance in normal functions. (b) Pathogen refers to any disease causing organism. (c) Infection refers to the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[172,6442,3034],"tags":[6813,6822,6811,6898],"yoast_head":"\n
\nSolution 1.<\/strong><\/span>
\n(a) Disease is the stage when body or any part of it shows some disturbance in normal functions.
\n(b) Pathogen refers to any disease causing organism.
\n(c) Infection refers to the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms.
\n(d) Incubation period refers to the period between exposure to an infection and the appearance of the first symptoms.
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\nSymptoms – Symptoms begin with headache, cold, sneezing, nose clogging, pain in hands, feet and waist. Watery discharge from nose and eyes makes patient restless and weak.
\nMethod of treatment – Increased immunity is the best remedy. Penicillin, streptopenicillin and gamma globulin lower the effect of this disease. Eucalyptus oil should be applied on nose. During high fever, ice fermenting should be done as well as liquid food given.
\n(ii) Polio –<\/strong>
\nSymptoms – Symptoms commence 7-12 days after infection. These include infection of throat and intestines, muscle stiffness in neck and back.
\nTreatment – Vaccine of polio is more effective in children. Oral polio drops are also given to children.<\/p>\n
\nInfectious diseases are the diseases which spread by different organisms such as bacteria, virus and fungi. These are
\ntransmitted from one person to another.<\/p>\n\n
\n(b) Diptheria:<\/strong> It is a communicable disease caused by Corynebacterium diptheriae. In most of the people, this is caused by droplet infection, coughing and spitting. Symptoms are high fever, weakness and swelling in the throat. Patients should be treated with anti-toxin injection. Children should be vaccinated with DPT.
\n(c) Influenza:<\/strong> Influenza is a highly infectious viral disease. This disease spreads quickly from one person to the next. The virus is transmitted from the patient to the other person while the patient is coughing, sneezing, laughing or speaking. This is also transmitted by contaminated towel and handkerchief.
\nSymptoms – Symptoms begin with headache, cold, sneezing, nose clogging, pain in hands, feet and waist. Watery discharge from nose and eyes makes patient restless and weak.
\nMethod of treatment – Increased immunity is the best remedy. Penicillin, streptopenicillin and gamma globulin lower the effect of this disease. Eucalyptus oil should be applied on nose. During high fever, ice fermenting should be done as well as liquid food given.
\n(d) Measles:<\/strong> It is a highly infectious viral disease. It usually affects children. Symptoms include – suddenly high fever, red eyes and oozing of water from eyes. Fever, cough and rashes appear on the third day. After 2 to 3 days temperature goes down. Treatment includes complete rest, clothes and towels should be washed in boiling water. Endomonstan B-vaccine is the best treatment.
\n(e) Malaria:<\/strong> This disease is caused by parasitic protozoa, Plasmodium. The disease is transmitted from one person to another by female anopheles mosquitoes. The symptoms are followed by high fever, temperature rises on alternate days. Sweating is followed by lowering of body temperature. Besides this patient feels headache, nausea and vomit.
\nThis disease is treated by medicines like chloroquine, deraprin, etc.
\n(f) Filaria:<\/strong> It is caused by filarial worm, Wuchereria bancrofti. This disease is transmitted by mosquito. Symptoms include – irritation, blockage of lymphatic ducts and fever. This disease can be treated with an arsenic medicine for adult worms.<\/p>\n
\nThe symptoms of diabetes insipidus are:<\/p>\n\n
\nDiplococcus pneumonia, Clostridium tetani, Ascaris lumbricoides, Plasmodium species, HIV virus<\/p>\n
\nThe main causes of human heart<\/a> diseases are:<\/p>\n\n
\nFull form of AIDS is Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome.
\nIt is caused by Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
\nAIDS is transmitted in the following ways:<\/p>\n\n
\n
\n(a) allergy
\n(b) Plasmodium
\n(c) virus, bacteria
\n(d) caused by virus
\n(e) Wuchereria bancrofti<\/p>\n
\n<\/p>\n
\n(a) Typhoid, cholera, tetanus
\n(b) Viruses
\n(c) Rabies
\n(d) Filariasis, Ascariasis
\n(e) Arthritis, diabetes<\/p>\n
\n(a) False
\n(b) False
\n(c) True
\n(d) True
\n(e) False
\n(f) True<\/p>\n
\n(i) (a) Diabetes
\n(ii) (d) Cholera
\n(iii) (b) filarial
\n(iv) (b) Smallpox
\n(v) (d) yellow fever
\n(vi) (c) Uncontrolled division of cells<\/p>\n