Multiple choice

Which of the following viral diseases is/are transmitted through contaminated food and water?

  1. Poliomyelitis
  2. Chickenpox
  3. Balantidiasis

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. 1 and 2

  4. 1 and 3

  5. Only 3
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D Correct answer
Explanation

This option is correct because poliomyelitis is usually spread from person to person through infected faeces entering the mouth. It may also be spread by food or water containing human faeces and less commonly from infected saliva. Balantidiasis is a zoonotic disease and is acquired by humans via the feco-oral route from the normal host, the pig, where it is asymptomatic. Contaminated water is the most common medium of transmission.

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