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Whic of the following diseases is caused by a protozoan?

1. Syphilis

2. Influenza

3. Babesiosis

4. Blastomycosis

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Common cold differs from pneumonia in that

1. pneumonia is a communicable disease, whereas the common cold is a nutritional

deficiency disease

2. pneumonia can be prevented by a live attenuated bacterial vaccine, whereas the

common cold has no effective vaccine

3. pneumonia is caused by a virus, while the common cold is caused by the bacterium

Haemophilus influenzae

4. pneumonia pathogen infects alveoli whereas the common cold affects nose and

respiratory passage but not the lungs

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Which of the following is a pair of viral diseases ?

1. Ringworm, AIDS

2. Common cold, AIDS

3. Dysentery, common cold

4. Typhoid, tuberculosis

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Which of the following statements is correct?
A. Common cold - Droplet Infection.
B. Typhoid - Contaminated food & water.
C. AIDS - Shaking hands.
D. Ringworm - Using infected towels.
1. A and B
2. C and D
3. A and C
4. A, B and D

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The most infectious human ailment caused by a virus is

1.    Common cold

2.    AIDS

3.   Pneumonia

4.   Lung cancer

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