Diseases MCQs with Answers

Tetanus is a serious but preventable disease that affects the body’s muscles and nerves. Tetanus spores typically enter the human body through which one of the following?

• A.Contaminated food and water
• B.Deep cuts or puncture wounds
• C.Inhalation of airborne droplets
• D.Insect bites

What is the causative organism of syphilis?

• A.Haemophilus ducreyi
• B.Neisseria gonorrhoeae
• C.Chlamydia trachomatis
• D.Treponema pallidum

The best way to avoid AIDS is _?

• A.Preventive measures
• B.Antibiotics
• C.Vaccination
• D.Blood transfusion

With which of the following is excessive iron absorption most likely to be associated?

• A.Calcium-rich diet
• B.Vitamin C deficiency
• C.Chronic blood loss
• D.Genetic disorders such as hemochromatosis

Diabetes could be classified into _ types.

• A.Two
• B.Three
• C.Four
• D.Five

The first phase of reproduction of the malarial parasite completes in the ?

• A.Liver of man
• B.Blood of man
• C.Stomach of mosquito
• D.Salivary glands of mosquito

What does the dengue virus destroy in the human body?

• A.Red blood cells
• B.Bone marrow
• C.Liver cells
• D.Nerve cells

How can humans contract the Congo Virus?

• A.By being bitten by an infected tick or contact with infected animal blood or meat
• B.By inhaling contaminated airborne droplets from an infected person
• C.By drinking water contaminated with the virus
• D.By consuming undercooked poultry and eggs

Leukemia is the disease of blood whereas is the disease of liver.

• A.Pancreatitis
• B.Cirrhosis
• C.Nephritis
• D.Hepatitis

"Kissing bugs" act as the transmitting agent of _?

• A.Lyme disease
• B.Malaria
• C.Dengue fever
• D.Chagas disease