Multiple choice

Which of the following factors can cause diseases?

a. Environmental factors b. Specific infective agents c. Inherent defects of the organism

  1. Only a

  2. Only a and b

  3. Only b and c

  4. Only b

  5. All a, b and c
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D Correct answer
Explanation

This is the correct option as a disease is a response to environmental factors such as malnutrition, industrial hazards or climate, specific infective agents like worms, protozoans, fungi, bacteria or viruses and inherent defects of the organism such as genetic anomalies. This is a wrong option as environmental factors such as malnutrition, industrial hazards or climate and inherent defects of the organism such as genetic anomalies are also involved.

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