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Q&A on Human Diseases

August 5, 2025
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Q: What is the causative agent of Tuberculosis?
A: Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Q: Which disease is known as the silent killer?
A: Hypertension

Q: Which virus causes AIDS?
A: HIV

Q: Which disease is caused by deficiency of insulin?
A: Diabetes Mellitus

Q: Which organ is primarily affected by jaundice?
A: Liver

Q: Which disease causes weakening of bones?
A: Osteoporosis

Q: What is the deficiency disease of Vitamin C?
A: Scurvy

Q: Which mosquito transmits Malaria?
A: Female Anopheles mosquito

Q: Which disease is caused by iodine deficiency?
A: Goitre

Q: What is a common symptom of anemia?
A: Fatigue

Q: Dengue fever is caused by which pathogen?
A: Dengue virus

Q: What causes Rabies?
A: Rabies virus

Q: Which disease is caused by Vibrio cholerae?
A: Cholera

Q: Which organ is affected by Hepatitis?
A: Liver

Q: Which bacterial disease mainly affects the lungs?
A: Tuberculosis

Q: Which hereditary blood disease affects hemoglobin?
A: Sickle cell anemia

Q: What is the mode of transmission of Typhoid?
A: Contaminated food and water

Q: Which disease is characterized by high blood sugar levels?
A: Diabetes

Q: Which disease causes inflammation of joints?
A: Arthritis

Q: What is the causative organism of Tetanus?
A: Clostridium tetani

Q: What is a common symptom of pneumonia?
A: Difficulty in breathing

Q: What is the deficiency disease of Vitamin D?
A: Rickets

Q: What type of disease is asthma?
A: Respiratory disease

Q: Which disease is known as the Black Death?
A: Plague

Q: Which genetic disorder prevents normal blood clotting?
A: Hemophilia

Q: What causes COVID-19?
A: SARS-CoV-2

Q: Which disease affects the myelin sheath of nerves?
A: Multiple sclerosis

Q: Which disease results from deficiency of Vitamin A?
A: Night blindness

Q: What is the main symptom of scabies?
A: Severe itching

Q: Which protozoan disease spreads through contaminated water?
A: Amoebiasis

Q: Which condition results from iron deficiency?
A: Iron-deficiency anemia

Q: Which disease is caused by the bite of an infected dog?
A: Rabies

Q: Which disease causes excess uric acid deposition in joints?
A: Gout

Q: Which disease is transmitted by the tsetse fly?
A: Sleeping sickness

Q: Which disease is caused by Salmonella typhi?
A: Typhoid

Q: Which diseases are prevented by the MMR vaccine?
A: Measles Mumps Rubella

Q: What causes whooping cough?
A: Bordetella pertussis

Q: What is Leukemia?
A: Cancer of blood-forming tissues

Q: What causes Polio?
A: Poliovirus

Q: What is the major symptom of Alzheimer’s disease?
A: Memory loss

Q: Which disease causes progressive muscle weakness?
A: Muscular dystrophy

Q: What is the primary symptom of cataract?
A: Cloudy vision

Q: What causes Swine Flu?
A: H1N1 influenza virus

Q: Which disease affects the pancreas leading to low insulin production?
A: Type 1 Diabetes

Q: Which disease causes skin depigmentation?
A: Vitiligo

Q: Which STD is caused by Treponema pallidum?
A: Syphilis

Q: Which virus causes chickenpox?
A: Varicella-zoster virus

Q: Which worm causes elephantiasis?
A: Wuchereria bancrofti

Q: Which disease is caused by Epstein Barr virus?
A: Mononucleosis

Q: Zika virus infection is transmitted by which mosquito?
A: Aedes mosquito

Q: Which fungal disease affects the lungs?
A: Aspergillosis

Q: Which disease results in glucose appearing in urine?
A: Diabetes

Q: Which genetic disorder commonly results in dwarfism?
A: Achondroplasia

Q: Which viral disease has been eradicated globally?
A: Smallpox

Q: Which lifestyle disease causes narrowing of arteries?
A: Atherosclerosis

Q: Which disease is also called German measles?
A: Rubella

Q: Which complication damages the retina in diabetic patients?
A: Diabetic retinopathy

Q: What is inflammation of the brain and spinal cord membranes called?
A: Meningitis

Q: Which bacterium causes Leprosy?
A: Mycobacterium leprae

Q: Which condition causes frequent watery stools and dehydration?
A: Diarrhea