Q165 / 180 · NEET 2020 (Phase 1) · Zoology

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

  • Correct answer
    A
    (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
  • B
    (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
  • C
    (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)
  • D
    (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

 

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'A'.

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