Multiple choice

Bacterial disease 'tuberculosis' is caused by _____.

  1. Bacillus dysenteriae

  2. Bacillus typhosus

  3. Mycobacterium tuberculosis

  4. Vibrio cholerae
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Explanation

Tuberculosis is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which primarily attacks the lungs. The other bacteria listed cause different diseases: Bacillus typhosus causes typhoid, Vibrio cholerae causes cholera, and Bacillus dysenteriae causes dysentery.

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