Multiple choice

Which of the following is a set of bacterial diseases only?

  1. Malaria, tetanus, kala-azar, african sleeping sickness

  2. Anthrax, ancylostomiasis, malaria, cholera

  3. Ascariasis, rabies, tetanus, african sleeping sickness

  4. Tuberculosis, anthrax, tetanus, cholera

  5. Anthrax, tetanus, african sleeping sickness, dengue
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Anthrax is an infection that is caused by the bacteria Bacillus anthracis. Tetanus or lockjaw is a serious infection caused by Clostridium tetani bacteria. Cholera is an acute epidemic infectious disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.

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