Multiple choice

Match column – I (Disease) with column – II (Causative microorganism) and select the correct option.

 
Column – I Column – II
A. African sleeping sickness 1. Trichomonas vaginalis
B. Amoebic dysentery 2. Entamoeba histolytica
C. Chaga’s disease 3. Trypanosoma gambiense
D. Leucorrhea 4. Trypanosoma cruzi

  1. A - 3, B - 4, C - 2, D - 1

  2. A - 2, B - 3, C - 4, D -1

  3. A - 4, B - 2, C - 1, D - 3

  4. A - 3, B - 2, C - 4, D - 1

  5. A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2
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D Correct answer
Explanation

African sleeping sickness is a parasitic disease of humans and other animals, caused by Trypanosoma gambiense and transmitted by the tse-tse fly. Amoebic dysentery or amoebiasis is an infection of the intestine caused by Entamoeba histolytica. Chaga’s disease or American trypanosomiasis is a tropical parasitic disease caused by the flagellate protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi. Leucorrhea is caused due to a flagellated protozoan parasite Trichomonas vaginalis.

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