Science Quiz - Health Quiz (Quiz on Diseases and Microorganisms)

Science Quiz - Health Quiz

This time, the science quiz include questions on Diseases and Microorganisms with few general health questions.

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1. What is the percentage of water in the adult human body?

50
75
60
80

2. When is World Health Day celebrated?

April 7
March 24
December 1
April 25

3. What is the theme of World Health Day 2016?

Depression: Let's Talk
Halt the rise: beat diabetes
Food Safety
Small bite, Big threat

4. Which one of the following is a mosquito borne infectious disease?

measles
malaria
mumps
AIDS

5. Athlete's foot, known medically as tinea pedis, is a common skin infection of the feet. What causes it?

Bacteria
Virus
Fungus
None of these

6. Which one of the following is NOT caused by bacteria?

Whooping cough
Typhoid
meningitis
measles

7. Yersinia pestis (formerly Pasteurella pestis) is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacteria that can infect humans via the oriental rat flea. What is the disease caused by this bacteria?

Plague
Cholera
Malaria
Polio

8. Which species of mosquito spreads Dengue fever?

Anopheles gambiae
Aedes aegypti
Uranotaenia albescens
Culex malariager

9. Enterobius vermicularis which causes enterobiasis is commonly called as

tape worm
ring worm
hook worm
pin worm

10. Name the bacteria that known for food poisoning

Salmonella
Helicobacter
Staphylococcus
Streptococcus

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