Question

Q33Anthrax and tuberculosis belongs to
(a) Fungal disease
(b) Parasitic disease
(c) Bacterial disease
(d) Viral disease​

Answer 1

Anthrax and tuberculosis belongs to (c) bacterial disease

What is Anthrax?

• Anthrax can be described as a disease in which toxins are released into the host cell by the endospore forming bacteria Bacillus anthracis.
• This bacteria is gram positive and rod shaped.
• The bacteria Bacillus anthracis is found in soil and effects the animals.

What is tuberculosis?

• Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
• The main part of the body that is affected by tuberculosis is the lungs.
• The bacteria, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, can spread from one person to another via air when a person sneezes or coughs.