Question

Which of the following is a type of skin disease?
A. Eczema
B. Dengue
C. Jaundice
D. AIDS

Answer 1

From all the above diseases given below, Dengue and AIDS are contagious and can be spread from one infected person to another person, i.e., communicable disease.

Step by step answer: Dengue is a communicable disease that spreads through mosquitoes. Patients suffering from dengue suffer through fever, headaches, and muscle pains. Jaundice is a metabolic disorder that occurs due to the faulty functioning of either liver or the bile duct. This results in the accumulation of the excretory pigment called bilirubin which exceeds the normal level and causes yellowing of skin, nails, and eyes. AIDS is one of the sexually transmitted diseases which is caused due to the HIV virus. This includes the weakening of the immune system and the body becomes vulnerable to even the smallest infection.
Eczema is the only disease which is a skin disease. Due to the diseased skin develops patches and the patches become rough, red, itchy, and inflamed. Eczema is often caused due to faulty genes which makes the skin disable to protect the inner tissues. And this is why skin becomes sensitive towards allergens, dust, dirt, etc. Skin abnormality can also arise due to several environmental factors and sometimes due to food infection too which is especially seen in children. The people suffering from hay fever, asthma, allergies are more prone to the disease. No full proof treatment is yet available for treating eczema so some self-care and home remedies can soothe symptoms to certain levels. This includes taking shorter and regular baths, using soft soap for cleansing skin, using moisturizer, protecting skin from allergens, and other agents which can worsen the situation, etc.
Hence option A is correct.
Additional information: eczema is commonly known as ‘Atopic dermatitis’ also. The disease is more common in children but individuals of all ages are prone to this disease. As it is caused due to faulty genetic setup, it runs in the family.

Note: The another term for eczema is ‘atopic dermatitis’. If we split the word, the first part ‘derm’ means skin, and the second part ‘it is’ means inflammation. Thus the complete word means ‘skin inflammation’. Even though dengue fever causes yellowing of the skin, it is not a skin disease. The yellowing of the skin is the result of increased levels of bilirubin in the body.