Question : If waste materials contaminate the source of drinking water, which of the following diseases will spread?
Option 1: Scurvy
Option 2: Typhoid
Option 3: Malaria
Option 4: Anaemia
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Correct Answer: Typhoid
Solution : The correct answer is typhoid.
Typhoid is a bacterial disease caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi. It is spread through the consumption infected food and water. It is also known as enteric fever and it causes high fever and dysentery. Other disease causing baterias are-
- Tuberculosis- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Diptheria- Corynebacterium diptheriae
- Cholera- Vibrio cholerae
- Leprosy- Mycobacterium cholerae
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