Correct Answer - Option 2 : Typhoid
The correct answer is Typhoid.
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Typhoid is a bacterial infection that can lead to a high fever, diarrhea, and vomiting and can be fatal.
- It is caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi.
- Typhoid fever is a type of enteric fever, along with paratyphoid fever
- The infection is often passed on through contaminated food and drinking water.
- It is more prevalent in places where handwashing is less frequent.
- Typhoid fever is uncommon in the UK, with an estimated 500 cases occurring each year.
- Two typhoid vaccines are licensed for use for the prevention of typhoid:
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Oral Ty21a vaccine and the injectable typhoid polysaccharide vaccine
- Bacteria are found even inside the human body, on our skin, in our hairs, and on all other surfaces.
- Bacteria inside our gut or stomach are good bacteria and we must have them to lead a healthy life.
List of Bacterial Diseases in Humans
| Human Bacterial Diseases |
Bacteria Responsible |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| Cholera |
Vibrio cholerae |
| Plague |
Yersinia pestis |
| Leprosy |
Mycobacterium leprae |
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Hepatitis A :
- Hepatitis A is an inflammation of the liver caused by the hepatitis A virus (HAV).
- The virus is primarily spread when an uninfected person ingests food or water that is contaminated with the feces of an infected person.
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Measles :
- Measles is caused by morbillivirus, which is mostly seen in the winter and spring.
- It is a highly contagious illness caused by a virus that replicates in the nose and throat of an infected child or adult.
- it is spread through airborne droplets from an infected child.
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Polio :
- Polio is a disease caused by the poliovirus.
- The virus enters the body through the mouth or nose, getting into the digestive and respiratory systems.
- It multiplies in the throat and intestines.
- It can also attack the nervous system, the nerve network that helps the brain communicate with the rest of the body.
- It happens mostly in children younger than 5.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) continues to work to eliminate polio.
