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4. Penicillin fights with disease-causing bacteria. _______
5. Surgery is also undertaken for cosmetic purposes. _______
6. In pasteurization, you heat up milk. _______

C. Describe the following medical instruments/procedures briefly :
1. clinical thermometer 2. stethoscope
3. surgery 4. vaccination
5. pasteurization 6. antibiotic
D. Answer the questions briefly :
1. How has medical science helped in preservation of health and treatment of illnesses?

2. What does a doctor use a stethoscope for?
3. How was the X-ray machine invented?
4. What is the role of antibiotics in treatment of illnesses?
5. How did Dr. Edward Jenner discover a vaccine for smallpox?
6. How can you pasteurize milk at home?

Activity

v Your friend stays in a hostel outstation. He often falls ill. Write him a letter telling how he can
stay healthy. Limit your writing within 100 words.

v Identify the following medical instruments :

___________________ ___________________ ___________________ ___________________

Medical Science and You

v Write names of all your family members. Against their names, write when they took
medicine last and why they needed it :
1. _______________ : ________________________________________________________________
2. _______________ : ________________________________________________________________
3. _______________ : ________________________________________________________________
4. _______________ : ________________________________________________________________

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