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Identify the disease caused by a prokaryote.

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Malaria
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Amoebiasis
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Ringworm
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Typhoid
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Solution

The correct option is D Typhoid
Typhoid, malaria, amoebiasis and ringworm are infectious diseases that infect human beings.

Typhoid is caused by a pathogenic bacterium, Salmonella typhi. Salmonella is an enteric pathogen transmitted by the faecal–oral route. The enteric pathogens infect the gastrointestinal tract. The symptoms of typhoid fever include sustained high fever (39° to 40°C), weakness, stomach pain, constipation, headache and loss of appetite.

Bacteria are prokaryotes and belong to the kingdom Monera. Prokaryotes do not have a well defined nucleus and membrane bound organelles.

Malaria fever is caused by Plasmodium, a sporozoan. Amoebiasis (amoebic dysentery) is caused due to Entamoeba which is a protozoan parasite. Sporozoans and protozoans belong to the kingdom Protista.

Ringworm is a fungal infection caused by fungus belonging to the genera Microsporum, Trichophyton and Epidermophyton. These organisms belong to the kingdom Fungi or Mycota.

The organisms included in the kingdom Protista and Fungi are eukaryotes. Eukaryotes have a well-defined nucleus with membrane bound organelles.

Hence, the correct option is d.

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