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Name a disease in which

  1. Antibiotic has no role.
  2. Kissing does not spread the disease while sexual contact transfers the same.
  3. Mass scale immunisation is going on.
  4. Virus, bacterium and protozoan can be causal agent.

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a. Malaria

  1. Malaria is an infectious disease spread by mosquitoes
  2. Plasmodium is the parasite that causes malaria.
  3. Symptoms include fever, exhaustion, vomiting, and headaches.

b. AIDS

  1. The HIV virus causes AIDS, also known as Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
  2. It's spread by syringe sharing, sexual contact, and blood transfusions from infected people.

c. Polio

  1. Polio is a disease caused by the poliovirus.
  2. Direct touch, contaminated food or water, and respiratory droplets are all ways to spread it.

d. Diarrhoea

  1. Diarrhoeal diseases are a group of infections that affect the intestines.
  2. Bacteria like Staphylococcus, Clostridium, Escherichia coli, Shigella, and Salmonella are the main causes of food poisoning.
  3. Diarrhoea infections are spread through diseased fingers, clothes, bedsheets, and utensils, as well as by commonly contaminated food, water, and drinks.

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