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After consuming a dish of mutton, a person complained of nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and pain in the abdomen.

(a) what type if disease is he suffering from?


(b) What causes this disease?

(a) He is suffering from food poisoning.

(b) Micro-organisms like bacteria and fungi present in the spoilt dish of mutton causes the disease, food poisoning.


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Match the micro-organism in column A with their action on Column B:

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(i) Bacteria


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(iii) Lactobacillus


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