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Mention if the diseases listed below are correctly matched (True or False). Write the correct alternative for the wrongly matched.



















































Disease



Agent



T/F



Correct alternative, if wrong



Malaria



Housefly



……



………………



Typhoid



Housefly



….



……………….



Cholera



Droplets of air



……



……………….



Tuberculosis



Mosquito



……



……………..



Whooping cough



Air borne



….



……………..



Pneumonia



Houseflies



…..



…………….



Dengue fever



Rat flea



…..



………………




















































Disease



Agent



T/F



Correct alternative, if false



Malaria



Housefly



False



Mosquito



Typhoid



Housefly



True



-



Cholera



Droplets of air



False



Houseflies



Tuberculosis



Mosquito



False



Air borne



Whooping Cough



Air Borne



True



-



Pneumonia



Houseflies



False



Airborne



Dengue Fever



Rat Flea



False



Mosquito




Explanation: Due to lack of sanitation in many areas, many pathogens (agents) that breed in such unclean environment, cause various diseases. Each pathogen causes a different disease that affects the health of the people staying in or near that contaminated area.


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