Question

Write the missing correlated terms.

Typhoid: _________:: Tuberculosis: Mycobacterium.

Answer 1

Mycobacterium

1. The causative agent for tuberculosis is Mycobacterium.
2. This disease spreads through droplet infection by direct transmission.
3. Symptoms of tuberculosis include cough, fever, chest pain, loss in weight, blood in sputum, etc.
4. BCG vaccine is used to prevent tuberculosis.

Salmonella typhi

1. The causative agent for typhoid is Salmonella typhi bacteria.
2. This disease spreads through an intermediate vector called the housefly.
3. Symptoms include continuous fever which is higher in the afternoon than morning, headache during fever, etc.
4. TAB vaccine is used to prevent typhoid.

Typhoid: Salmonella typhi:: Tuberculosis: Mycobacterium.