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Match the following diseases with the causative organism and select the correct option.
Column - IColumn - II
(a) Typhoid(i) Wuchereria
(b) Pneumonia(ii) Plasmodium
(c) Filariasis(iii) Salmonella
(d) Malaria(iv) Haemophilus

  1. A
    (a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)
  2. B
    (a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
  3. C
    (a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
  4. D
    (a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

The correct matching is:
Typhoid: Caused by the bacterium Salmonella typhi.

Pneumonia: Caused by bacteria like Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae.

Filariasis: Caused by the helminth Wuchereria bancrofti.

Malaria: Caused by the protozoan Plasmodium.

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Match the following diseases with the causative organism and select the correct option.
Column - IColumn - II
(a) Typhoid(i) Wuchereria
(b) Pneumonia(ii) Plasmodium
(c) Filariasis(iii) Salmonella
(d) Malaria(iv) Haemophilus
A
(a)-(i), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iv)
B
(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(ii)
C
(a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iii), (d)-(iv)
D
(a)-(iv), (b)-(i), (c)-(ii), (d)-(iii)

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