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AIDS, mumps, measles, chicken pox, polio, influenza and rabies are caused by
AIDS, mumps, measles, chicken pox, polio, influenza and rabies are caused by
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The correct option is B Viruses
Virus
Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites. AIDS, mumps, measles, chicken pox, polio, influenza and rabies are viral diseases.
AIDS
AIDS stands for Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome, caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). HIV infects and destroys helper T-lymphocytes and macrophages in the human body which weakens the immune system.
Mumps
Mumps is a viral disease caused by a Paramyxovirus which is a member of the Rubulavirus family.The onset of the disease is marked with a few days of fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, and loss of appetite. Most people gradually develop puffy cheeks and a tender, swollen jaw due to the swelling of their parotid salivary glands (located in front and below the ear).
Measles
Measles is an acute infection caused by the Rubeola virus which belongs to the genus Morbillivirus of the family Paramyxoviridae. The disease generally occurs in children and is characterised by fever and the appearance of flat red spots or rashes all over the body. It spreads through the inhalation of droplets of cough or sneezing of the patient.
Chicken pox
Chicken pox is caused by Varicella zoster virus. Common symptoms of the disease include the appearance of an itchy rash on the body which is accompanied by fever, headache, loss of appetite, etc. The virus spreads through direct contact with the infected person.
Polio
Poliomyelitis is a viral disease that affects the spinal cord of the infected person, thus leading to paralysis, i.e, the inability to move body parts. The virus causing the disease is known as the Poliovirus. The attack of paralysis begins with a high fever, headache, chilliness, pain all over the body.
Hence the correct answer is c (viruses).
Virus
Viruses are obligate intracellular parasites. AIDS, mumps, measles, chicken pox, polio, influenza and rabies are viral diseases.
AIDS
AIDS stands for Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome, caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). HIV infects and destroys helper T-lymphocytes and macrophages in the human body which weakens the immune system.
Mumps
Mumps is a viral disease caused by a Paramyxovirus which is a member of the Rubulavirus family.The onset of the disease is marked with a few days of fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, and loss of appetite. Most people gradually develop puffy cheeks and a tender, swollen jaw due to the swelling of their parotid salivary glands (located in front and below the ear).
Measles
Measles is an acute infection caused by the Rubeola virus which belongs to the genus Morbillivirus of the family Paramyxoviridae. The disease generally occurs in children and is characterised by fever and the appearance of flat red spots or rashes all over the body. It spreads through the inhalation of droplets of cough or sneezing of the patient.
Chicken pox
Chicken pox is caused by Varicella zoster virus. Common symptoms of the disease include the appearance of an itchy rash on the body which is accompanied by fever, headache, loss of appetite, etc. The virus spreads through direct contact with the infected person.
Polio
Poliomyelitis is a viral disease that affects the spinal cord of the infected person, thus leading to paralysis, i.e, the inability to move body parts. The virus causing the disease is known as the Poliovirus. The attack of paralysis begins with a high fever, headache, chilliness, pain all over the body.
Hence the correct answer is c (viruses).
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