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Match the following diseases with their causative organisms:

Column-I Column-II
a. Filariasis (i) Entamoeba
b. Amoebiasis (ii) Plasmodium
c. Malaria (iii) Salmonella
d. Typhoid (iv) Wuchereria

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a(i). b(ii). c(iii). d(iv).
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a(iv). b(i). c(ii). d(iii).
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a(iii). b(iv). c(ii). d(i).
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a(iii). b(iv). c(i). d(ii).
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Solution

The correct option is B a(iv). b(i). c(ii). d(iii).
Column-I Column-II Remarks
a. Filariasis (iv) Wuchereria Filariasis is an uncommon tropical infectious disease caused by the roundworm parasites Wuchereria bancrofti or Brugia malayi (nematodes). Inflammatory reactions to the mature worms are the primary cause of symptoms.
b. Amoebiasis (i) Entamoeba Amoebiasis is a gastrointestinal infection. Entamoeba histolytica, a tiny parasite, causes it.
c. Malaria (ii) Plasmodium The Plasmodium parasite causes malaria. Infected mosquitoes can transmit the parasite to humans through bites.
d. Typhoid (iii) Salmonella Typhoid fever is a potentially fatal infection caused by the Salmonella Typhi bacteria.

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