Question

Pair the following diseases with the causative microbes. $\begin{array}{cc}\text{Column A}& \text{Column B}\\ \left(a\right)\text{Cholera}& \left(i\right)\text{Salmonella typhi}\\ \left(b\right)\text{Dengue}& \left(ii\right)\text{Mycobacterium tuberculae}\\ \left(c\right)\text{Tuberculosis}& \left(iii\right)\text{Vibrio cholerae}\\ \left(d\right)\text{Typhoid}& \left(iv\right)\text{Aedes aegypti}\\ & \end{array}$

• A. a- iii, b- i, c-ii, d-iv
• B. a- iii, b- iv, c-i, d-ii
• C. a- ii, b- iv, c-iii, d-i
• D. a- iii, b- iv, c-ii, d-i

Answer 1

The correct option is D a- iii, b- iv, c-ii, d-i

All communicable disease are caused by microorganisms or biological agents known as pathogens. The table depicts some of the common contagious diseases and the names of the microorganisms that cause it. $\begin{array}{cc}\text{Column A}& \text{Column B}\\ \text{Cholera}& \text{Vibrio cholerae}\\ \text{Dengue}& \text{Aedes aegypti}\\ \text{Tuberculosis}& \text{Mycobacterium tuberculae}\\ \text{Typhoid}& \text{Salmonella typhi}\\ & \end{array}$