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Chapter: 07. Health And Hygine

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the hardening of artery walls due to thickening of fibrous tissue.

Arteriosclerosis

Cancer is the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ division of cells that forms tumor-like outgrowth.

uncontrolled

The triple vaccine DPT protects against Diphtheria, Pertussis, and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Tetanus

To maintain good health, it is important to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ fresh and clean air.

breathe in

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ includes all those factors that contribute to good health and healthy living.

Hygiene

The allergy-causing substances are called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

allergens

A disease is described as _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ functioning of any organ or part of the body.

abnormal

Elephantiasis is caused by the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ worm and transmitted by the female _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mosquito.

filaria, Culex

In _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, blood clotting becomes very slow due to lack of some blood-clotting factors.

haemophilia

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is an animal that transmits pathogens from one person to another.

Vector

When compost is prepared using special earthworms called redworms, the process is known as _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

vermicomposting

Amoebiasis is caused by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

Entamoeba histolytica

Deficiency of Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) can lead to _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , characterized by cracking of skin at edges of lips.

Dermatitis

Diseases caused by microorganisms are called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ diseases.

communicable (or infectious)

Pneumonia, Diphtheria, and Tuberculosis are examples of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ diseases.

bacterial

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is a condition of blurred vision where the eye lens becomes opaque, common in elderly people.

Cataract

Malaria is caused by the parasitic protozoan _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and transmitted by the female _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mosquito.

Plasmodium, Anopheles

Pellagra, a disease with symptoms like dry skin and mental disorders, is caused by the deficiency of Vitamin _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Niacin).

According to WHO, health is a state of complete physical, mental and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ well-being.

social

In _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, the cartilage cushion at the joints wears away causing bones to rub together.

osteoarthritis

The process of converting compostable or wet waste into manure by microorganisms is known as _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

composting

Silicosis is a disease caused by pollution, specifically by inhaling _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ from quarries.

stone dust

Delayed blood clotting and bleeding disorders, known as haemorrhage, can be caused by the deficiency of Vitamin _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Phylloquinone).

Taking care of one’s own body is called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ hygiene.

personal

The accumulation of urea, uric acid, water, and salts in the body due to kidney inflammation is called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

uremia

Jaundice (Infectious hepatitis) is transmitted through _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.

contaminated food, water

Diabetes mellitus is caused due to malfunctioning of the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ which produces decreased insulin.

pancreas

Diseases that arise due to malfunctioning of certain organs are called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ diseases.

degenerative

In cities, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ bins are used for collecting compostable waste and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ bins for recyclable waste.

green, blue

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