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Name any five human diseases caused by micro-organisms. Also name the causative micro-organisms and mode of transmission for each of these diseases.

































Diseases



Causative micro-organisms



Modes of transmission



(i) Tuberculosis



Bacteria



Air



(ii) Chickenpox



Virus



Air/Contact



(iii) Polio



Virus



Air/Water



(iv) Cholera



Bacteria



Water/Food



(v) Malaria



Protozoa



Mosquito




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