Question

Name the organisms causing the following diseases:

a) Kala-azar –

b) Sleeping sickness –

c) Syphilis-

d) Dysentery-

e) Tuberculosis-​

Answer 1

Answer is given in explanation part

Explanation:

• a)Kala- azar- Leishmania donovani. It causes fever and skin become black. therefore it is called kala- azar or black fever.
• b)sleeping sickness- Trypanosoma brucei. it is an african disease caused by this protozoa result in insomnia.
• c)syphilis- Treponema pallidum . it is a sexually transmitted disease.
• d)Dysentery- Shigella dysentery. it cause diarrhea
• e)Tuberculosis- Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is a pulmonary infection caused by this acid fast bacteria.