Multiple choice

Which of the following sets represents communicable diseases?

  1. Osteoporosis, Hypertension, Cancer

  2. Hypertension, Cancer, Tuberculosis

  3. Tuberculosis, Measles, Osteoporosis

  4. Tuberculosis, Pertussis, Cancer

  5. Tuberculosis, Measles, Pertussis

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E Correct answer
Explanation

Tuberculosis is a communicable disease that is caused by bacteria that attack the lungs or other parts of the body such as the kidney, spine or brain. TB spreads from person-to-person through the air. When a person with active TB coughs or sneezes TB bacteria get in the air. Anyone who has close and frequent contact with a person with active TB disease can breathe in the bacteria and become infected. Measles is a highly contagious respiratory illness caused by a virus. Measles is spread person-to-person when an infected person coughs, sneezes, or shares food or drinks. Pertussis (whooping cough) is a very contagious bacterial disease of the lungs and respiratory system. Pertussis spread by tiny wet drops produced when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks.