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Microbes In Human Welfare

Question
CBSEENBI12002516

Which one of the following option gives the correct matching of a disease with its causative organism and mode of infection?

  • Disease

    Gausative Organisms

    Mode of infection

    Typhoid

    Salmonella typhi

    With inspired air

  • Disease

    Gausative Organisms

    Mode of infection

    Pneumonia

    Sreptococcus pneumoniae

    Droplet infection

  • Disease

    Gausative Organisms

    Mode of infection

    Elephantiasis

    Wuchereria bancrofti

    Infected water and food

  • Disease

    Gausative Organisms

    Mode of infection

    Malaria

    Plasmodium vivax

    Bite of male Anopheles mosquito

Solution

B.

Disease

Gausative Organisms

Mode of infection

Pneumonia

Sreptococcus pneumoniae

Droplet infection

Bacteria like Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenza are responsible for the disease pneumonia in humans which infect alveoli (air-filled sacs) of the lungs. As a result of infection, the alveoli get filled with fluid leading to a severe problem in respiration. A healthy person acquires the infection by inhaling the droplets/aerosols released by an infected person or even by sharing glasses and utensils with an infected person.