Among these, the group of infections that are exclusively caused by bacteria are

Diphtheria, leprosy and plague

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Malaria, mumps and polio

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Cholera, typhoid and mumps

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Tetanus, TB and malaria

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The correct option is A Diphtheria, leprosy and plague
Diphtheria is an upper respiratory tract illness caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, a facultative anaerobic, Gram-positive bacterium. Leprosy, also known as Hansen's disease (HD), is a chronic infection caused by the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis. Plague is a deadly infectious disease that is caused by the enterobacteria Yersinia pestis, named after the French-Swiss bacteriologist Alexandre Yersin.

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