Question

Which of the following combinations of bacterial diseases and their causative agents is not matched correctly?

1. Plague	Yersinia pestis
2.Tetanus	Clostridium tetani
3. Whooping Cough	Bordetella pertussis
4. Syphilis	Trypanosoma brucei

 

Select the answer using the code given below:

1. 2 and 3 only
2. Only 4
3. Only 3
4. 1 and 4 only

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Only 4

The correct answer is ​Only 4.

• Plague is an infectious disease caused by Yersinia pestis bacteria, found in small mammals and their fleas.
• Humans can be contaminated by the bite of infected fleas, through direct contact with infected materials, or by inhalation.

• Symptoms include fever, weakness, and headache.
• Tetanus is commonly known as "lockjaw” is a serious bacterial infection caused by Clostridium tetani bacteria.
• The disease affects the nervous system and the brain.
• Whooping cough, also called pertussis, is a serious respiratory infection caused by a type of bacteria called Bordetella pertussis.
• The infection causes violent, uncontrollable coughing that can make breathing difficult.
• Syphilis is a bacterial infection usually spread by sexual contact.
• It is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.