Human Health and Diseases

Assertion : Cannabinoids are drugs of abuse.
Reason : They affect cardiovascular system
and central nervous system activity.

Assertion : Deficiency of an element may
lead to scurvy.
Reason : Daily requirement of ascorbic acid is
5 mg/day.

Assertion : Type-I diabetes is caused by
destruction of \(\beta\)-cells of islets of Langerhans.
Reason : Insulin can be taken as pills.

Immunity tolerance developed by

Assertion Pork should be properly cooked to avoid Taenia infection.
Reason Pork of pig contains hexacanth and cysticercus larvae.

Assertion Alcoholics may show deficiency
symptoms of Wernicke’s and Korsakoff’s
syndromes.
Reason Alcohol acts as depressant.

Read the following statements
I. Colostrum is recommended for the new borns because it is rich in antigens.
II. Chikungunya is caused by a Gram negative bacterium.
III. Tissue culture has proved useful in obtaining virus-free plants.
IV. Be...

Person 'A' cannot step out of his house. He has to spend his entire life in sterile isolation otherwise, he would quickly contract a fatal infection. This person has almost no effective immune system. This disease is also called as baby in ...

Which of the following plants are used to treat bone fractures?

Adults of Wuchereria bancrofti attack

Characteristics of cancer are