Which of the following sets of diseases is caused by bacteria ?
- Herpes and influenza
- Cholera and tetanus
- Tetanus and mumps
- Typhoid and smallpox
Answer
(2) Cholera and tetanus
Solution
Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae and tetanus by the bacterium Clostridium tetani.
⇒ Herpes, influenza, mumps and smallpox are viral diseases; typhoid ( Salmonella typhi) is bacterial but smallpox is viral.
∴ Both diseases in the set cholera and tetanus are bacterial.
Answer: (2)