LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
P.G. DEGREE EXAMINATION - COMMON PAPER
THIRD SEMESTER – APRIL 2008
DE 32
ZO 3925 - ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN HEALTH
Date : 06/05/2008
Time : 9:00 - 12:00
Dept. No.
Max. : 100 Marks
SECTION A
Answer each in a few sentences:
(10 x 2 = 20 Marks)
1. Expand BCG and WIDAL.
2. What is Poliomyelitis? How is it caused?
3. What is a vector? Give an example.
4. List down the different shapes of bacteria?
5. Differentiate IDDM from NIDDM.
6. Distinguish amoebiasis from Hydatid cyst.
7. What are Koplik’s spots?
8. Distinguish exotic from endangered species with examples.
9. Enumerate the symptoms of cholera?
10. What is Lock Jaw?
SECTION B
Answer any four of the following:
(4 x 10 = 40 Marks)
11. Describe the life cycle of Taenia solium with diagrams.
12. Give an account of any four air borne bacterial infections of man.
13. Give an account of effects of air pollutants.
14. Summarise the types of biodiversity.
15. Tabulate the immunization schedule in India and explain.
16. Describe the life cycle of Entamoeba histolytica with diagrams.
SECTION C
Answer any two of the following:
(2 x 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. a. Classify types of pesticides as land pollutants.
b. Comment on simple and exophthalmic goitres.
20. Write an essay on drug addiction and related health hazards.
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