{"id":1499,"date":"2024-02-18T15:01:15","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T09:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1499"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:06:04","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:36:04","slug":"q-consider-the-following-diseases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-diseases","title":{"rendered":"Q.\u00a0Consider the following diseases"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Diphtheria<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chickenpox<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smallpox<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the above diseases has\/have been&nbsp;<strong>eradicated<\/strong>&nbsp;in India?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 and 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>None<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>(b) 3 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"notes-hd-65d0b562d5a45\">Notes:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Polio and small pox&nbsp;<\/strong>are both diseases that are completely eradicated now.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>With the help of vaccination drive and awareness, the&nbsp;<strong>small pox<\/strong>&nbsp;was eradicated first and recently&nbsp;<strong>polio<\/strong>&nbsp;was also eradicated in India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Measles is in control due to vaccination but it is not completely eradicated in India.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"smallpox\"><strong>Smallpox<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Smallpox was a serious infectious disease caused by the&nbsp;<strong>Variola virus.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Smallpox was eradicated, and no cases of naturally occurring smallpox&nbsp;<strong>have happened since 1977<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was mainly spread by direct and fairly prolonged face-to-face contact between people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"diphtheria\"><strong>Diphtheria<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Diphtheria<\/strong>&nbsp;is a serious bacterial infection that affects the mucous membranes of the throat and nose.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A type of bacteria called&nbsp;<strong>Corynebacterium diphtheriae<\/strong>&nbsp;causes diphtheria.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"chickenpox\"><strong>Chickenpox<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The chickenpox infection caused by the&nbsp;<strong>Varicella-zoster virus (VZV).<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The virus can spread through: saliva, coughing, sneezing, contact with fluid from the blisters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the above diseases has\/have been&nbsp;eradicated&nbsp;in India? 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