Statement-I: The infected person can serve as a source of infection from where the infection may spread to other people.

Statement-II: Treatment of an infectious disease and complete physical recovery afterwards would take time.

Consider the given statements and select the correct option.

Only statement-I is correct

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Only statement-II is correct

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Both the statements are correct

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Both the statements are incorrect

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Solution

The correct option is C
Both the statements are correct
The infected person serves as a source of infection. The infection spreads from an infected person to healthy persons through air, water, food or through vectors. The treatment of an infectious disease and complete physical recovery afterwards takes time. Thus, both the statements given in the question are correct.

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Statement-I: The infected person can serve as a source of infection from where the infection may spread to other people. Statement-II: Treatment of an infectious disease and complete physical recovery afterwards would take time. Consider the given statements and select the correct option.

Statement-I: The infected person can serve as a source of infection from where the infection may spread to other people.

Statement-II: Treatment of an infectious disease and complete physical recovery afterwards would take time.

Consider the given statements and select the correct option.