Match the following diseases with the causative organism and select the correct option.
| Column-I | Column-II | ||
| (a) | Typhoid | (i) | Wuchereria |
| (b) | Pneumonia | (ii) | Plasmodium |
| (c) | Filariasis | (iii) | Salmonella |
| (d) | Malaria | (iv) | Haemophilus |
Match the following diseases with the causative organism and select the correct option. Column-I Column-II…
- (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
- (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
- (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
- (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)
Solution
| Disease | Causative organism |
| Typhoid | Salmonella typhii |
| Pneumonia | Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Staphylococcus pyogenes, Mycoplasma pneumoniae (in children) |
| Filariasis | Wuchereria bancrofti, Wuchereria malayi or Filaria bancrofti |
| Malaria | Plasmodium vivax, Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium ovale |
Asked in: NEET 2020 (Phase 1)
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