identify the correct pair a) malaria-viral disease (b) dengue-protozoal (c) plague-bacterial disease (d) tuberculosis- viral disease
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Answer:
C) plague - bacterial disease
The correct pair is [c] plague-bacterial disease
Plague is a serious bacterial infection that's transmitted primarily by fleas. The organism that causes plague, Yersinia pestis, lives in small rodents found most commonly in rural and semirural areas of Africa, Asia and the United States. The organism is transmitted to humans who are bitten by fleas that have fed on infected rodents or by humans handling infected animals.
symptoms
- Fever and chills.
- Extreme weakness.
- Abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting.
- Bleeding from your mouth, nose or rectum, or under your skin.
Shock.
5.Blackening and death of tissue (gangrene) in your extremities, most commonly your fingers, toes and nose.
Treatment
usually involves strong and effective antibiotics such as gentamicin or ciprofloxacin, intravenous fluids, oxygen, and, sometimes, breathing support.