Correct Answer - Option 3 : Bacteria
Concept:
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Illness/Diseases: It is a state of experience by the body when one or more of the control systems of the body are not functioning normally.
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Communicable disease: The diseases which are infectious or transmissible from a body to body through biological agents in humans and animals. Ex- Influenza, Ebola, Covid-19, etc.
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Non-communicable disease: The disease that is not transmissible directly from one person to another through biological agents, Ex- Astana, Diabetes, etc.
Explanation:
Cholera:
- It is a bacterial disease.
- Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by the ingestion of food or water contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholera.
Typhoid:
- It is another disease that gets transmitted by drinking contaminated water that carries ‘Salmonellae Typhi bacteria’.
Disease-causing microorganisms are called pathogens.
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Pathogen
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Disease
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Protozoa
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Malaria
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| Bacteria |
Cholera |
| Typhoid |
| Tuberculosis |
| Plague |
| Fungi |
Ringworm |
| Tinea |
| Virus |
AIDS |
| Common Cold |
| Hepatitis B |
| Polio |
| Dengue Fever |
Virus: A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism. Viruses can infect all types of life forms, from animals and plants to microorganisms, including bacteria.
Bacteria: It is a type of biological cell, which constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms. Bacteria are microscopic living organisms, usually one-celled, that can be found everywhere.
Some common communicable diseases are:
| Name of Disease |
Mode of Spread |
| Cholera |
Food and water |
| Typhoid |
Food and water |
| Hepatitis (Jaundice) |
Food and water |
| Influenza (Flu) |
Air to air |
| Tuberculosis (T.B) |
Air to air |
| Malaria |
Mosquito |
| Tetanus |
Bite or wound exposed to dust or Iron |
| Polio |
Food and water |
| Swine Flu |
Air to Air |
