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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