Question

Typhoid and tuberculosis are caused by viruses.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Typhoid:

1. Typhoid is a bacterial disease which affects the liver.
   
2. It is caused by a bacteria named Salmonella typhi.
   
3. Typhoid results in the condition of vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain.
   

Tuberculosis:

1. Tuberculosis is another bacterial infection that affects mainly the lungs.
   
2. However, now doctors have found other types of tuberculosis like intestinal tuberculosis, brain tuberculosis, etc.
3. All types of tuberculosis are caused by Mycobacterium, which is a type of bacterium.

Final Answer: The given statement is false.