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Match the contents of the column I and column II.











Column I



Column II



1. Malaria


2. Tuberculosis


3. AIDS


4. Ringworm


5. Amoebiasis


6. Cholera


7. Elephantiasis



(a)Mycobacterium tuberculosis


(b) Virus


(c) Protozoa


(d)Entamoeba histolytica


(e) Wuchereria bancrofti


(f) Vibrio cholerae


(g) Fungi


The right answer is






































1. Malaria



Protozoa



The parasite that causes malaria is a protozoan called 'Plasmodium'. Protozoa are organisms with only one cell, but they are not bacteria.



Tuberculosis



Mycobacterium tuberculosis



Mycobacterium tuberculosis is an obligate pathogenic bacterial species in the family My cobacteriaceae and the causative agent of tuberculosis.



AIDS



Virus



AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) is a syndrome caused by a virus called HIV



Ringworm



Fungi



Ringworm is a fungal skin infection.



Amoebiasis



Entamoeba histolytica



Entamoeba histolytica is an anaerobic parasitic amoebozoa, part of the genus Entamoeba. Predominantly infecting humans and other primates causing amoebiasis,



Cholera



Vibrio cholerae



Vibrio cholerae is a Gram-negative, comma-shaped bacterium. and it causes cholera



Elephantiasis



Wuchereria bancrofti



Wuchereria bancrofti is a human parasitic roundworm that is the major cause of lymphatic filariasis. and is one of the three filarial worms and cause elephantiasis




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