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Which one of the following is a viral disease?

(a) Elephantiasis
(b) Cholera
(c) Malaria
(d) Influenza

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(d) Influenza

Influenza is a viral infection that attacks your respiratory system. It is caused by the influenza virus or flu virus.

Influenza spreads through direct contact, air/droplet transmission or fomite borne.

A viral disease or a viral infection occurs when an organism's body is invaded by pathogenic viruses, and infectious virus particles attach to and enter susceptible cells.

Example: Dengue, AIDS, Influenza, Polio, Measles etc.


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