Which one of the following option gives the correct matching of a disease with its causative organism and mode of infection?

Typhoid - Salmonella typhi - with inspired air

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Pneumonia - Sreptococcus pneumoniae - droplet infection

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Elephantiasis - Wuchereria bancrofti - infected water and food

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Malaria - Plasmodium vivax - bite of male anopheles mosquito

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The correct option is C Pneumonia - Sreptococcus pneumoniae - droplet infection
Streptococcus pneumoniae is a gram-positive coccus. Pneumococcal pneumonia is caused by bacteria called Streptococcus pneumoniae. The route by which this organism is spread from human to human is in the form of aerosol droplets.

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	Disease	Causative Organisms	Mode of Infection
$(A)$	Elephantiasis	Wuchereria bancrofti	With infected water and food
$(B)$	Malaria	Plasmodium vivax	Bite of male Anopheles mosquito
$(C)$	Typhoid	Salmonella typhi	With inspired air
$(D)$	Pneumonia	Streptococcus pneumoniae	Droplet infection

	Disease	Causative organisms	Mode of Infection
1	Typhoid	Salmonella typhi	With inspired air
2	Pneumonia	Streptococcus pneumoniae	Droplet infection
3	Elephantiasis	Wuchereria bancrofti	Infected water and food
4	Malaria	Plasmodium vivax	Bite of male anopheles mosquito

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