Science Quiz - Health Quiz (Quiz on Diseases)

Science Quiz - Health Quiz

This set of questions are on various diseases and causes.

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1. Which disease is caused by Plasmodium falciparum, a protozoan parasite?

Polio
Leprosy
Malaria
Measles

2. Infectious mononucleosis colloquially known as "the kissing disease" is commonly called as

Glandular fever
Rheumatic fever
Typhoid fever
Common cold

3. With which of the following deadly disease will you associate the city of Kinshasa?

Tuberculosis
HIV/AIDS
Malaria
Cancer

4. What is the full form of AIDS?

Aquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Aquired Infectious Disease Syndrome
Aquired Immuno Deficiency Sickness
Associated Infectious Deficiency Syndrome

5. Pyrexia is the medical term for

Asthma
Flu
Fever
Headache

6. Alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease which causes

High blood pressure
Respiratory problems
Skin problems
Hair loss

7. Which one of the following is known as "royal disease"?

Diabetes
Haemophilia
Leukemia
Hypertension

8. What is the historic name for rabies- a viral disease that causes inflammation of the brain in humans and other mammals?

Hydrophobia
Insomnia
Paranoia
Prophylaxis

9. Pick the odd one out

Myopia
Dystopia
Nyctalopia
Hemeralopia

10. What do you call a doctor who is specialised in kidney diseases?

Neurologist
Histologist
Nephrologist
Proctologist

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