Multiple choice

Match the column – I (disease) with column – II (pathogen) and select the correct option ||| |---|---| |Column – I |Column – II| |A. Whooping cough|1. Mycobacterium leprae| |B. Hansen’s disease|2. Yersinia pestis| |C. Black death|3. Bordetella pertussis| |D. Sleeping sickness|4. Trypanosoma brucei|

  1. A - 1, B - 2, C - 4, D - 3

  2. A - 1, B - 3, C - 2, D - 4

  3. A - 2, B - 4, C - 3, D - 1

  4. A - 4, B - 3, C - 1, D - 2

  5. A - 3, B - 1, C - 2, D - 4
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E Correct answer
Explanation

Whooping cough or pertusis is caused by Bordetella pertusis. Hansen’s disease or leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Black death or plague is caused by Yersinia pestis. Sleeping sickness is caused by Trypanosoma brucei.

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