Question

Match the causative organisms with their diseases.

Answer 1

• Plasmodium falciparum is a unicellular protozoan parasite of humans and the deadliest species of Plasmodium that cause malaria in humans.
  
• The causal agent of elephantiasis is parasitic nematodes, Wuchereria bancrofti that inhabit the lymphatics and subcutaneous tissues.
• Pneumonia is a lung disease by inflammation of the airspaces in the lungs, most commonly due to an infection caused by Haemophilus influenza.
  
• Typhoid is a bacterial infection, caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi that leads to high fever, diarrhoea, and vomiting.
  
• Amoebiasis is a disease caused by infection with a parasitic amoeba that, when symptomatic, can cause dysentery and invasive extraintestinal problems. The cause of amebiasis is mainly the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica.
• Hence, C-1, D-2, A-3, E-4, B-5is the correct match.
• So, the correct answer is 'C-1, D-2, A-3, E-4, B-5.'.