Match the following: 1. Tuberculosis a. Salmonella typhi 2. Typhoid b. Varicella zoster 3. Whooping cough c. Bordetella pertusis 4. Chicken pox d. Mycivacterium tuberculosis

Match the following: 1. Tuberculosis a. Salmonella typhi 2. Typhoid b. Varicella zoster 3. Whooping cough c. Bordetella pertusis 4. Chicken pox d. Mycivacterium tuberculosis Correct Answer 1 - d, 2 - a, 3 - c, 4 - b

The correct answer is option 3.

Key Points

Concept-

• Health could be defined as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being.
• A wide range of organisms belonging to bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoans, helminths, etc., could cause diseases in man. 
• Such disease-causing organisms are called pathogens.

Explanation-

Typhoid

• Salmonella typhi is a pathogenic bacterium that causes typhoid fever in human beings.
• These pathogens generally enter the small intestine through food and water contaminated with them and migrate to other organs through blood.
• Sustained high fever (39° to 40°C), weakness, stomach pain, constipation, headache, and loss of appetite are some of the common symptoms of this disease.
• Intestinal perforation and death may occur in severe cases.

Tuberculosis

• Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the pathogenic bacterium that causes tuberculosis in human beings.
• These pathogens generally enter the body through droplet injection.
• Chronic cough, fever, weakness, bloody sputum, breathlessness are some of the common symptoms of this disease.
• Treatment for this disease is DOTS (Direct observation treatment short course).

Whooping cough

• Bordetella pertussis is a pathogenic bacterium that causes whooping cough in human beings.
• Persistent large bouts of cough, cough in the episode are a symptom of this disease.

Chickenpox

• Varicella-zoster is a pathogenic virus that causes chickenpox.
• Rashes on the body with fewer are a symptom of this disease.

Therefore the correct option is 1 - d, 2 - a, 3 - c, 4 - b.