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Infectious Diseases: Tuberculosis, Cholera and Malaria
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Which of these diseases can spread due to the coughing of the patient?
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T.B. and influenza
💡 Explanation:
Tuberculosis is a disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Influenza is caused by Haemophilus influenzae. The infected person coughs and sneezes. These diseases are transmitted through the air droplets while sneezing and coughing. The causative agent survives in the air droplets and through the air, the disease is transmitted to the other person.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.