Diseases - Biology Jamb Past Questions and Answers

Question 11 :

• JAMB 1983

which of the following diseases could be exclusively associated with river basin?

A. Malaria
B. Syphilis
C. Onchocerciasis
D. Cholera
E. Poliomyelitis

Question 12 :

• JAMB 1984

Which of the following lists of diseases, their causes and transmission is CORRECT?

A. Cholera, virus, severe diarrhoea, infected water
B. Malaria, protozoan, high fever, contact with infected person
C. Syphilis, virus, veneral disease, sexual intercourse
D. Small pox, virus, skin with blister, close contact with infected person
E. Sleeping sickness, bacteria, tiredness, headache and dozing, tsetsefly bite

Question 13 :

• JAMB 1985

Tsetse fly is harmful to man because it is associated with the spread of

A. River blindness
B. Malaria
C. Sleeping sickness
D. Leprosy
E. Dysentry

Question 14 :

• JAMB 1986

Which of these disease CANNOT be prevented by immunization?

A. Poliomyelitis
B. Tuberculosis
C. Cholera
D. Onchocerciasis

Question 15 :

• JAMB 1988

Which of the following diseases can be contracted in areas with fast flowing rivers?

A. Schistosomiasis
B. Elephantiasis
C. Syphilis
D. Onchoceriasis