Q154 / 180 · AIIMS 2011 · Zoology
Which of the following statements is correct ?
1. Common cold - Droplet Infection.
2. Typhoid - Contaminated food \& water.
3. AIDS - Shaking hands.
4. Ringworm - Using infected towels.
- A1 and 2
- B3 and 4
- C1 and 3
- Correct answerD1,2 and 4
Solution
Common cold can take place from one person to other as it is a communicable in nature. A healthy person can get infected by being in close vicinity of infected person when he/she sneezes, coughs, as the droplets generated by sneeze and cough contain infecting agents. Typhoid occurs by the intake of contaminated water \& food. While ringworm is one of the skin disease which can transfer from one person to other by the use of infected towel \& handkerchief. AIDS (Acquired Immuno deficiency) does not occur or transfer by shaking hands.
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.