Question

Which of the following is a pair of viral diseases?

• A. Ringworm, AIDS
• B. Common Cold, AIDS
• C. Dysentery, common cold
• D. Typhoid, tuberculosis

Answer 1

The correct option is B Common Cold, AIDS

Viral diseases are extremely widespread infections caused by viruses, a type of microorganism. There are many types of viruses, that cause a wide variety of viral diseases. The most common type of viral disease is the common cold, which is caused by a viral infection of the upper respiratory tract (nose and throat). The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV / AIDS) is a lentivirus (a subgroup of retrovirus) that causes the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in humans in which progressive failure of the immune system allows life-threatening opportunistic infections and cancers to thrive.