A person is suffering from chest pain, breathlessness, loss of body weight, persistent cough and produces blood stained sputum. Identify the disease and its causative agent.

Tuberculosis - Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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Typhoid - Salmonella typhi

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Hepatitis B - Hepatitis B virus

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Tuberculosis - E.coli

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Solution

The correct option is A Tuberculosis - Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tuberculosis is a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Its symptoms include-
1. Cough that lasts 2 weeks or longer
2. Fever with chills
3. Blood in the sputum
4. Chest pain
5. Breathlessness
6. Weakness and weight loss
7. Decreased appetite
8. Night sweats.
Thus the correct answer is option A.

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