Question

"Polio", or "Poliomyelitis", is a crippling and potentially deadly infectious disease is caused by _______.
1. Virus
2. Insects
3. Protozoa
4. Bacteria

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Virus

The correct answer is Virus.

• Poliomyelitis in nothing but the scientific term or synonym of the disease Polio. 
• It is a viral disease that destroys the nerve cells present in the spinal cord, causing paralysis or muscle weakness to some parts of the body.
• The virus is transmitted by person-to-person through the following ways – Through the faecal-oral route and By contaminated water or food.

 

Cause	Disease
Virus	Chikungunya, Yellow-fever, Dengue.
Protozoa	Malaria, amoebic dysentery, African sleeping sickness.
Bacteria	Pneumococci, Tuberculosis.