Question 7
- State the causative organism of each of the following diseases:
- Ringworm;
- Typhoid fever;
- Leprosy;
- Mumps;
- Yaws;
- Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) [6 marks]
- State four causes of fire outbreak in the home. [4 marks]
Observation
Many candidates attempted this question and their performance was poor. In part (a) many candidates could not correctly spelt the causative organisms, while some their responses did not correctly match with each disease. In part (b) many candidates could not correctly state causes of fire in the home, they wrote wrong answer such stove, electricity, matches, gas, e.t.c.
The expected answers are as follow:
7 (a)
DISEASES |
CAUSATIVE ORGANISM |
|
|
Ringworm |
Fungi |
(b) CAUSES OF FIRE OUTBREAK IN THE HOME
- faulty electrical appliances
- faulty wiring
- overloading of sockets
- use of substandard electric appliances/equipment
- power surges
- candle burners/lamps used to produce light