Question
Biology Question on human health and disease
Which of the following sets includes all bacterial disease?
A
Cholera, typhoid, mumps
B
Tetanus, tuberculosis, measles
C
Malaria, mumps, poliomyelitis
D
Diphtheria, leprosy, plague
Answer
Diphtheria, leprosy, plague
Explanation
Solution
Diptheria, leprosy and plague are the bacterial diseases of humans. Diptheria is a serious airborne contagious disease. It is caused by Cornybacterium diptheriae which is a Grampositive bacterium. It is inhaled through droplets and reaches to respiratory tract and infects it. Leprosy or Hansen?? disease is a contact disease, caused by bacterium Mycobacterium leprae. It degenerates the tissues and deforms the body organs. Plague is a disease caused by bacterium Yersinia pestis or Pasteurella pestis.