Question

Identify A and B in the given table.

$\begin{array}{ccc}\text{Disease}& \text{Mode of infection}& \text{Symptom}\\ \text{(1) Sleeping sickness}& \text{Transmitted through}Glossina& \text{(A) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_}\\ \text{(2) Ascariasis}& \text{(B) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_}& \text{Abdominal discomfort}\end{array}$

• A. (A) - Seizures
  (B) - Spreads through contaminated food
• B. (A) - Flaky skin
  (B) - Spreads through contaminated food
• C. (A) - Swollen foot
  (B) - Spreads through a vector
• D. (A) - Seizures
  (B) - Spreads through air

Answer 1

The correct option is A (A) - Seizures

(B) - Spreads through contaminated food
Sleeping sickness is a protozoal disease caused by $Trichophyton$ $mentagrophytes$. It is transmitted through a fly called $Glossina$. Common symptoms of this disease include seizures, skin lesions, swollen lymph nodes, fever, and headache.
Ascariasis is a parasitic disease caused by $Ascariasis$ $lumbricoides$. It is transmitted through the consumption of contaminated food. Common symptoms include cough, weight-loss, abdominal discomfort, and vomiting.