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Which is the incorrect pair?

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Dengue fever - Arbovirus
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Plague - Yersinia pestis
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Syphilis - Trichuris
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Sleeping sickness - Trypanosoma
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Solution

The correct option is C Syphilis - Trichuris
The virus, which causes the disease is one of a group of viruses, known as arboviruses and are transmitted to humans by insects. Dengue fever is one such unusual arbovirus infection.
Plague is a disease that affects humans and other mammals It is caused by the bacterium, Yersinia pestis.
Trypanosomiasis or sleeping sickness is a parasitic disease of humans and other animals. It is caused by protozoa of the species Trypanosoma.
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum, while Trichuris is a roundworm, a helminth that causes trichuriasis.
Thus, the correct answer is option (C), 'Syphilis-Trichuris'.

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