Q.

Which of the following sets of diseases is caused by bacteria              [2016]

1 Cholera and tetanus  
2 Typhoid and smallpox  
3 Tetanus and mumps  
4 Herpes and influenza  

Ans.

(1)

Cholera is caused by bacterium Vibrio cholerae, tetanus is caused by bacterium Clostridium tetani, typhoid is caused by bacterium Salmonella typhi; small pox is caused by Variola virus, mumps is caused by Paramyxo virus, Herpes is caused by Herpes simplex virus and influenza is caused by Orthomyxovirus.