1. Algal
  2. Parasitic
  3. Fungal
  4. Bacterial
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Option 4 : Bacterial

 

  • Bacterial type of pathogen causes the water-borne disease dysentery.
  • It is an inflammatory disease of the intestine mostly in the colon which prompts diarrhoea and abdominal pains.
  • It is caused by various types of infectious pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, and parasites.
  • Its most common symptoms are fever and dysentery.

Confusion Points

  • The cause of dysentery is usually the bacteria from genus Shigella, in which case it is known as shigellosis, or the amoeba Entamoeba histolytica; then it is called amoebiasis.
  • Hence the correct answer is bacteria.
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