All of the following diseases are caused by bacteria except for:

Pneumonia

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Cholera

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Tuberculosis

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Cancer

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Solution

The correct option is D Cancer
The diseases caused by bacteria are pneumonia, cholera and tuberculosis. Cancer is a disease of uncontrolled cell division and can be caused due to many factors like mutations, radiations, chemicals, etc. Pneumonia is caused by a bacterium $S t r e p t o c o c c u s$ $p n e u m o n i a e$ . Cholera is caused by a bacterium $V i b r i o$ $c h o l e r a e$ , while tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium $M y c o b a c t e r i u m$ $t u b e r c u l o s i s$ .

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