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Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched?

  • Cholera - Vibrio cholerae

  • German measles - Rubella virus

  • Whooping cough - Bordetella pertussis

  • Jaundice - Pasteurella pestis

Solution

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Jaundice - Pasteurella pestis

Jaundice is a yellow discolouration of the skin, mucous membrances and the whites of the eyes. It is caused by the increased amount of bilirubin (a waste material) in blood. Pasteurella pestis is a gram- negative, non- motile, rod shaped coccobacillus bacteria, with no spores. It can infect both humans as well as animals. It causes the disease named plague.

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