Questions covering protozoan diseases like malaria and amoebiasis. Focuses on transmission, symptoms, diagnosis, and preventive measures.
Amoebiasis is caused by the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica, which infects the human intestine.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Protozoan - Malaria Amoebiasis
Plasmodium falciparum causes malignant malaria, the most severe and life-threatening form of malaria.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Protozoan - Malaria Amoebiasis
Macrophages and neutrophils are the primary phagocytic cells that engulf and digest pathogens.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Protozoan - Malaria Amoebiasis
Malaria, caused by Plasmodium species, is characterized by recurring fever and chills due to the release of haemozoin toxin.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Protozoan - Malaria Amoebiasis
Malaria is transmitted by the female Anopheles mosquito, which carries Plasmodium.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Protozoan - Malaria Amoebiasis
Malaria is caused by Plasmodium, a protozoan, and not by bacteria.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Protozoan - Malaria Amoebiasis
Lymph does not contain red blood cells; it carries white blood cells and helps in immune defense.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Protozoan - Malaria Amoebiasis
Malaria is characterized by periodic high fever with chills due to the release of toxins by Plasmodium species.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Protozoan - Malaria Amoebiasis
Malaria is caused by Plasmodium, a protozoan transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Protozoan - Malaria Amoebiasis
Scabies is caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei and leads to intense itching and rashes on the skin.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Protozoan - Malaria Amoebiasis
Malaria is transmitted by the female Anopheles mosquito, which carries Plasmodium in its salivary glands.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Protozoan - Malaria Amoebiasis
Using mosquito nets, repellents, and eliminating mosquito breeding sites are effective measures against malaria.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Protozoan - Malaria Amoebiasis
