Question

UUTUULUVY
Q-5
State the microorganisms responsible for the following diseases and their mode of
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transmission.
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(1) Cholera
(2) Malaria​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) Cholera = A person can get cholera by drinking water or eating food contaminated with cholera bacteria. In an epidemic, the source of the contamination is usually the feces of an infected person that contaminates water or food. The disease can spread rapidly in areas with inadequate treatment of sewage and drinking water. ,,,Vibrio cholerae bacteria

b)Malaria = Usually, people get malaria by being bitten by an infective female Anopheles mosquito. Only Anopheles mosquitoes can transmit malaria and they must have been infected through a previous blood meal taken from an infected person