Multiple choice

Which of the following is a pair of diseases caused by gram-positive bacteria?

  1. Gonorrhoea and Typhoid

  2. Cholera and Botulism

  3. Typhoid and Listeriosis

  4. Gonorrhoea and Cholera

  5. Botulism and Listeriosis
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Explanation

Botulism is a rare and potentially fatal paralytic illness caused by a toxin produced by Clostridium botulinum (Gram-positive bacterium). Listeriosis is a bacterial infection most commonly caused by Listeria monocytogenes (Gram-positive bacterium).

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