Multiple choice

Which of the following is mainly a water borne disease?

  1. Malaria

  2. Cold

  3. Cholera

  4. Mumps
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Cholera is primarily transmitted through contaminated water and causes severe diarrhea. The bacterium Vibrio cholerae spreads through water sources with poor sanitation. Malaria is mosquito-borne, the common cold spreads through airborne droplets/contact, and mumps is an airborne viral infection.

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