Question

Match the Column A with Column B:

Column 1	Column 2
Column A Cholera	Column B Kwashiorkor
Typhoid	Scurvy
Tuberculosis	Vibrio cholerae
Iron	Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Pneumonia	Salmonella typhi
Protein deficiency	Anaemia
Vitamin C	Diplococcus pneumoniae

Answer 1

A. Cholera III. Vibrio cholerae

1. Cholera is a common infectious disease caused by the bacterium called Vibrio cholerae.
2. This disease causing agent spreads through contaminated water and food.

B. Typhoid V. Salmonella typhi

1. Typhoid is a bacterial infectious disease caused by the bacterium called Salmonella typhi.
2. This disease causing agent spreads through contaminated water and food.

C. Tuberculosis IV. Mycobacterium tuberculosis

1. Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease caused by the bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
2. It is basically an Airborne disease that spreads through the air from one person to another.

D. Iron VI. Anaemia

1. Anaemia is a condition in which the number of RBCs gets lower down that results in the low concentration of haemoglobin than the normal.
2. It basically occurs due to the lower levels of iron in the body.

E. Pneumonia VII. Diplococcus pneumoniae

1. Pneumonia is a lung infection which is generally occurs through bacterium Diplococcus pneumoniae.

F. Protein deficiency I. Kwashiorkor

1. Kwashiorkor is a severe malnutrition that occurs due to the deficiency of proteins in the diet.

G. Vitamin C II. Scurvy

1. Scurvy is a disease which is caused due to the deficiency of Vitamin C.
2. It results in the weakness of the body and swollen and bleeding gums.

Column A	Column B
A. Cholera	III. Vibrio cholerae
B. Typhoid	V. Salmonella typhi
C. Tuberculosis	IV. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
D. Iron	VI. Anaemia
E. Pneumonia	VII. Diplococcus pneumoniae
F. Protein deficiency	I. Kwashiorkor
G. Vitamin C	II. Scurvy