Question

Match the following diseases with the causative organism and select the correct option.

	Column I		Column II
(a)	Amoebiasis	(i)	Retrovirus
(b)	Ringworm	(ii)	Plasmodium
(c)	AIDS	(iii)	Entamoeba histolytica
(d)	Malaria	(iv)	Epidermophyton

• A. (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
• B. (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)
• C. (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
• D. (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)

Answer 1

The correct option is C (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)

Amoebiasis is caused by the protozoan Entamoeba histolytica. The symptoms include intermittent constipation, diarrhoea with blood and mucus, weight loss, abdominal pain.

Ringworm is a fungal disease caused by many fungi belonging to the genera Microsporum, Trichophyton and Epidermophyton. It causes inflammation, lesions on the skin, itching sensation.

AIDS is a viral disease caused by the retrovirus Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). It breaks down the immune system in humans.

Various species of Plasmodium are responsible for different types of malaria.