Match the following diseases with their causative organism.

Y. pestis

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M. tuberculosis

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S. typhi

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C. tetani

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Solution

Infectious diseases are caused by pathogens. Plague, typhoid, tuberculosis, and tetanus are all infectious diseases caused by pathogenic bacteria. Plague is caused by Yersenia pestis, typhoid is caused by Salmonella typhi, tuberculosis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and tetanus is caused by Clostridium tetani.

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