Which of the following sets of diseases are caused by bacteria?

Herpes and influenza

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Cholera and tetanus

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Typhoid and smallpox

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Tetanus and mumps

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Solution

The correct option is B Cholera and tetanus
Cholera and tetanus are diseases caused by bacteria. Cholera is caused by a bacterium Vibrio cholerae and tetanus is caused by a bacterium Clostridium tetani.
Mumps. influenza, herpes and smallpox are viral diseases.
Typhoid is a bacterial disease but it is not paired with a bacterial disease.

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