Multiple choice

Which of the following is a pair of contagious diseases?

  1. Malaria and Dengue

  2. Scurvy and Ringworm

  3. Dengue and Leprosy

  4. Malaria and Ringworm

  5. Leprosy and Ringworm
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E Correct answer
Explanation

This option is correct because contagious diseases are those diseases which are communicable by contact with a patient suffering from it or with some secretion of or object touched by such a patient. Ringworm is a contagious fungal infection caused by mold-like parasites that live on the cells in the outer layer of the skin and leprosy is a contagious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae, but is not easily transmitted.

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