Question

Match the columns and find the correct option

	I		II
(1)	Typhoid	(a)	Harmophilus influenzae
(2)	Pneumonia	(b)	Trichophytan
(3)	Filariasis	(c)	Plasmodium
(4)	Ringworm	(d)	Salmonella typhi
(5)	Malaria	(e)	Wuchereria malayi

• A. 1-d,2-a,3-e,4-b,5-c
• B. 1-a,2-c,3-b,4-e,5-d
• C. 1-b,2-d,3-e,4-c,5-a
• D. 1-b,2-c,3-e,4-d,5-a

Answer 1

The correct option is A 1-d,2-a,3-e,4-b,5-c

• Typhoid is a bacterial infection due to a specific type of Salmonella that causes symptoms. Symptoms may vary from mild to severe and usually begin six to thirty days after exposure.
• Pneumonia is an infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may fill with fluid or pus, causing cough with phlegm or pus, fever, chills, and difficulty breathing. It is caused by Haemophilus influenza.
• Filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by an infection with roundworms. .Lymphatic filariasis is caused by the worms Wuchereria bancrofti OR Wuchereria malayi.
• Ringworm is actually a skin infection caused by the fungus, Trichophyton. No worms involved. The name “ringworm” probably comes from the rash that many people see.
• Malaria is a life-threatening mosquito-borne blood disease. The female Anopheles mosquito transmits it to humans. The parasites in mosquitos that spread malaria belong to the Plasmodium genus.

So, the correct answer is '1-d,2-a,3-e,4-b,5-c'.