Question

Otitis media (inflammation of middle ear) is caused by _____________.

• A. Virus
• B. Bacteria
• C. Bacteriophage
• D. Mycoplasma

Answer 1

The correct option is D Mycoplasma

Otitis media leads to inflammation of the middle ear which is caused by mycoplasma which is a genus of bacteria. Types of Otitis media are Acute Otitis media, Otitis media with effusion and chronic otitis media with effusion. Mycoplasma can grow in cell-free culture medium and are termed as smallest prokaryotic organisms. Viruses are the microorganisms which can develop only inside a host body. Bacterias are unicellular organisms having a cell wall. Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacterias.

The correct answer is D.