Which one among the following is a deficiency disease?
Beri Beri
The correct answer is Beri Beri.
Leads to fatigue, weakness, and paleness. Goiter: Caused by iodine deficiency. Results in the enlargement of the thyroid gland in the neck. Understanding the role of essential nutrients in maintaining health is crucial for preventing deficiency diseases.
Which disease is caused by excessive iron deposition within the reticuloendothelial cells of the liver, spleen and bone marrow?
The smallest bone called stapes (or stirrup) found in the human body is located in the:
Different species of Plasmodium (a tiny protozoan) are responsible for different types of malaria, of these, malignant malaria which is the most serious is caused by ______.
Elephantiasis, also known as lymphatic filariasis, is caused by ______.
One of the most infectious human ailments, the common cold is caused by which of the following group of viruses?
Typhoid fever could be confirmed by which of the following tests?
For a patient suffering from COPD, the ‘C’ stands for:
______ is a vestigial hollow tube that is closed at one end and is attached at the other end to the cecum, a pouch-like beginning of the large intestine into which the small intestine empties its contents.
Communicable diseases are indirectly transmitted by way of what are known popularly as '5 Fs'. Which of the following does NOT figure among them?
The exaggerated response of the ______ system to certain antigens present in the environment is called allergy.
A resting person, usually has a pulse rate between ______ and ______ beats per minute
In humans, neck and head are joined by which joint ?
The human skeleton is composed of around ______ bones at birth.
At which period of life, body undergoes changes leading to reproductive maturity?
Milk is no longer called a balanced diet due to the lack of which one of the following?