Question

Match the diseases with organisms responsible for their infection. Choose the answer that gives the correct combination of alphabets of two columns.

Answer 1

Pneumonitis is the inflammation of the walls of the alveoli (air sacs) in the lungs. A Common cause of this is Influenza virus A and B.

Pneumonia and tuberculosis are both diseases of the lungs. They are caused by bacteria Streptococcus pneumoniae and Mycobacterium tuberculosis respectively.

Cryptococcosis is caused by yeast-like fungus Cryptococcus neoformans, resulting in tumours in the lungs and sometimes spreading to the brain.

Cutaneous leishmaniasis also known as Oriental sore is the most common form of leishmaniasis affects the skin of the humans. It is caused by a protozoan of the genus Leishmania. Therefore correct match is A- 3, B- 1, C- 2 and D- 5.