LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034

GA 23

P.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION – COMMON PAPER

THIRD SEMESTER – November 2008

    ZO 3925 – ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH

 

 

 

Date : 12-11-08                 Dept. No.                                        Max. : 100 Marks

Time : 9:00 – 12:00

SECTION A

Answer ALL the questions                                                                             (10×2= 20 Marks)

1. Expand the abbreviations: BCG and DPT.
2. What is Poliomyelitis? How is it caused?
3. What is a vector? Give an example.
4. What are the different shapes of bacteria?
5. Differentiate IDDM from NIDDM.
6. Distinguish amoebiasis from Hydatid cyst.
7. Differentiate inoculative from contaminative mode of infection.
8. Distinguish exotic from endangered species with examples.
9. What are the symptoms of cholera?
10. What is synergism?

SECTION B

Answer any FOUR of the following:                                                            (4x 10= 40 Marks)

11. Describe the life cycle of Taenia solium with diagrams.
12. Give an account of any four air borne infections of man.
13. Give an account of types of air pollutants.
14. Summarize the types of drugs to which man gets addicted.
15. Tabulate the Immunization schedule of India.
16. Explain briefly any four contact borne diseases of man.

SECTION C

Answer any TWO of the following:                                                               (2x 20= 40 Marks)

17. Write an essay on fat soluble and water soluble vitamins.
18. Give an account on gonadotropic hormones and their role in menstrual cycle.
19. Discuss various types of land pollutants. Add a note on biological magnification.
20. Write an essay on types of immunity with a flow chart and examples.

 

 

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