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Doctors Medicines MCQs Q&A

  1. Ringworm
  2. Diarrhoea
  3. Small pox
  4. Polio
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Option 1 : Ringworm

The correct answer is Ringworm.

  • Ringworm is caused by a type of fungus that eats keratin.
  • The fungus that causes ringworm is called Microsporum.
  • Ringworm is also known as dermatophytosis.
  • Liverworts are a group of non-vascular plants similar to mosses.

 

  • The body of the fungus is made up of filaments called Mycelium.
  • A widely used antibiotic penicillin is produced from Penicillium notatum.
  • Fungal diseases: Athlete foot, Ringworm, Candidiasis, etc.

  • Smallpox:
    • It is caused by the variola virus.
    • It happens due to the change in weather conditions.
    • Edward Jenner made the vaccine for Small Pox.
  • Polio:
    • Polio or Poliomyelitis is an infectious disease caused by the polio virus. Polio is transmitted through contaminated water or food, or contact with an infected person.
    • Poliomyelitis, or simply Polio, is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by three types of Poliovirus.
    • The Poliovirus is a virus that destroys the nervous system causing paralysis.
    • Poliovirus is a highly contagious virus specific to humans.
    • Jonas Salk discovered and developed the first polio vaccine.
    • The first polio vaccine was the inactivated polio vaccine which came into use in 1955.
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