Question

Name the category of causative agents of the following diseases.

1. Kala-azar

2. Dysentery

3. Typhoid

4. Ascariasis

5. Cholera

6. Common cold​

Answer 1

Diseases Mode of transmission

1 Malaria Vector-Mesquitebite (female Anohpheles mosquito carries Protozoa)

2 AIDS Infected blood, semen, mother's milk, from mother to foetus.

3 Jaundice Contaminated water.

4 Typhoid Contaminated food and water.

5 Chloera Contaminated food and water.

6 Rabies Bite of Rabid animal

7 Tuberculosis Cough and sneeze droplets

8 Diarrhoea Contaminated food and water.

9 Hepatitis Contaminated food and water.

10 Influenza Cough and sneeze droplets.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Kala azar = protozoa

Dysentery = virus

Typhoid = bacteria

Ascariasis = worms

Cholera = bacteria

Common cold = virus

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