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Match the stimulus with appropriate response

















Disease



Vector borne A



Droplet B



Contact C



Contaminated food & water D



1. Malaria


2. Cholera


3. Common cold


4. Chicken pox






The right answer is




























Disease



Vector borne A



Explanation



1. Malaria



Vector borne A



Vectors are living organisms that can transmit infectious diseases between humans or from animals to humans. Mosquitoes are the best known disease vector. Others include ticks, flies, sand flies, fleas, triatomine bugs and some freshwater aquatic snails.



2. Cholera



Contaminated food & water D



Cholera is an infection of the small intestine by some strains of the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. .... Drinking any infected water and eating any foods washed in the water



Common cold



Droplet B



The common cold is an acute, self-limiting, viral inflammation of the mucosa of the upper respiratory tract. It causes nasal discharge and congestion, sneezing, a sore throat and a cough. The common cold actually describes an array of similar conditions caused by a vast number of different viruses.



Chicken pox



Contact C



chickenpox is a virus that often affects children. It is characterized by itchy, red blisters that appear all over the body.




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