Multiple choice

Which among the following set of diseases are caused by the different type of bacteria?

  1. Malaria, lockjaw, visceral leishmaniasis, African trypanosomiasis

  2. Anthrax, Egyptian chlorosis, malaria, cholera

  3. Ascariasis, rabies, lockjaw, trypanosomiasis

  4. Tuberculosis, anthrax, tetanus, cholera

  5. Anthrax, tetanus, trypanosomiasis, breakbone fever
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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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