CLASS : IX BIOLOGY

ASSIGNMENT : CHAPTER: WHY DO WE FALL ILL?

1. What is the full form of : WHO , AIDS, ORS, OPV, HIV , BCG
2. Name any 2 groups of micro-organisms from which antibiotics could be extracted.
3. Name the causal organism of the following :
a) Diarrhoea
b) Acne
c) Cholera
d) Typhoid
e) Malaria
f) Sleeping sickness
g) Kala-azar
h) AIDS
i) Ringworm
j) Elephantitis
k) Measles
l) Anthrax
m) Peptic ulcers
4. Name the vectors of the following : a. Malaria
b. Kalazar
c. Dengue
5. Name the target organs for the following diseases :
a. Hepatitis targets
b. Fits or Unconsciousness targets
c. Pneumonia targets
d. Fungal disease targets
6. Why do only female mosquitoes act as vectors ?
7. Name two diseases transmitted by contaminated food and water.
8. Name the disease transmitted by dog bite .
9. Name the target organ of Japanese encephalitis and AIDS virus respectively.
10. Name two barriers , which prevent the entry of microbes in the body.
11. What is the major drawback of principle of treatment ?
12. Name the diseases , which are transmitted from the expectant mother to the foetus.
13. Who are reservoir hosts? Why are they called so ?
14. Making antiviral medicines is harder than making anti bacterial medicines. Give reason.
15. List organ specific symptoms of : a) Lung cancer b) Hepatitis
16. Mention the routes of spread of HIV/ AIDS virus.
17. Differentiate between :
a. Acute disease and Chronic disease
b. Infectious disease and non-infectious disease
c. Deficiency disease and infectious disease.
18. Name any five causes of diseases with example ?