Question

Name the causative agents of the following agents.

1. Malaria
2. Poliomyelitis
3. Tetanus

Answer 1

Malaria-

1. Malaria is a life-threatening disease.
2. It is typically transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito.
3. Its causative agent is single-celled plasmodium.

Poliomyelitis-

1. Polio is a life-threatening disease that is caused by the poliovirus.

Tetanus-

1. It is an infection caused by the bacterium Clostridium tetani.