Human Health and Disease Test - 56

• It affects cerebellum in brain which results in loss of muscle coordination. Due to this coordination of body parts is lost like speech becomes coherent and the person can't even walk properly.
• Alcohol increases reaction time. It is the time taken by body to respond to a stimulus. As a result of alcohol consumption, body takes more time to respond to a stimulus.
• Alcohol effects the power of accommodation of eye which is the ability of eye to focus on objects at different distances for clear visibility. For this reason, alcoholic persons are advised not to drive because their eyes can't focus on objects and this increases the chances of accident. 

• AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is caused by the HIV virus. 
  
• T-helper cells play an important role in adaptive immunity. They not only help activate B cells to secrete antibodies and macrophages to destroy ingested microbes, but they also help activate cytotoxic T cells to kill infected target cells.
• HIV destroys (CD4+ cells) T-helper cells. They're responsible for keeping us healthy from common diseases and infections. As HIV gradually weakens natural defences, signs and symptoms will occur. Hence AIDS is due to a reduction in the number of helper T-cells. Hence AIDS virus spreads in the body through Helper T-cells.
• So, the correct answer is 'Helper T-cells'.

• AIDS(acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is caused by the HIV virus. It breaks down the body immune system, leaving the patient vulnerable to a host of life-threatening opportunistic infections.
  
• T-helper cells play an important role in adaptive immunity. They not only help activate B cells to secrete antibodies and macrophages to destroy ingested microbes, but they also help activate cytotoxic T cells to kill infected target cells.
• HIV destroys(CD4+ cells) T-helper lymphocytes cells.They're responsible for keeping you healthy from common diseases and infections. As HIV gradually weakens your natural defences, signs and symptoms will occur.
• Hence HIV attacks T-helper cells. Hence AIDS is caused by HIV that principally infects T-4 helper lymphocytes.
• So, the correct answer is 'T -4 helper lymphocytes'.

Asthma is a common long-term inflammatory disease of the airways of the lungs. Symptoms include episodes of wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath. Environmental factors which are responsible for asthma include exposure to air pollution and allergens. The increased asthmatic attacks in certain seasons are due to the inhalation of seasonal pollen. Seasonal pollen is obtained by the dehiscence of pollen grain in a particular season to which a person may be allergic.

Phagocytes are cells that protect the body by ingesting harmful foreign particles, bacteria, and dead or dying cells. They are essential for fighting infections and for subsequent immunity. Phagocytes provide the second line of defence which is considered as a non-specific defence because it destroys invaders in a generalized way without targeting specific pathogens. Phagocytes are activated when the pathogen is able to cross the first line of defence.

Rubella, also known as German measles is an infection caused by the rubella virus. Rubella can cross the placenta from an infected pregnant woman to her developing embryo or fetus after the first week of incubation.

• Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum. Congenital syphilis, which is passed from mother to child during fetal development or at birth. Nearly one-half of all children infected with syphilis while they are in the womb die shortly before or after birth.

• Acquired immunodeficiency virus is a serious infection caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). During pregnancy, the foetus is infected by HIV crossing the placenta. During childbirth, the baby is infected by HIV in the mother's cervical secretions or blood.

So, the correct answer is 'All of the above'.

Filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by an infection with helminths (roundworms) such as Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori. These worms occupy the lymphatic system, including the lymph nodes. Symptoms include oedema with thickening of the skin and underlying tissues. Filariasis results when the parasites lodge in the lymphatic system and it mainly affects the lower extremities. So, the correct answer is 'Helminth'.

• AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is caused by the HIV virus. 
  
• T-helper cells play an important role in adaptive immunity. They not only help activate B cells to secrete antibodies and macrophages to destroy ingested microbes, but they also help activate cytotoxic T cells to kill infected target cells.
• HIV destroys (CD4+ cells) T-helper cells. They're responsible for keeping you healthy from common diseases and infections. As HIV gradually weakens your natural defences, signs and symptoms will occur. Hence AIDS is due to a reduction in the number of helper T-cells. Hence HIV decreases natural immunity by attacking T-lymphocytes.
• So, the correct answer is 'Attacking T- lymphocytes'.

Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal and rapid cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. Signs and symptoms include a lump, abnormal bleeding, prolonged cough, unexplained weight loss and a change in bowel movements. Many cancers can be prevented by not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, not drinking too much alcohol, eating plenty of vegetables, fruits and whole grains, vaccination against certain infectious diseases.

• AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is caused by the HIV virus. It breaks down the body immune system, leaving the patient vulnerable to a host of life-threatening opportunistic infections.
• AIDS spreads due to homosexuality, immoral way of life, infected blood, needles and syringes.
  
• AIDS does not spread from person to person through direct contact (touching a person who has the infection), indirect contact (touching a contaminated object), or droplet contact (inhaling droplets made when a person who has the infection coughs, sneezes, or talks). Hence AIDS does not spread by the handshake.
• So, the correct answer is 'By handshake'.