NEET2014ZoologyHuman Health and DiseasesActual
Choose the correctly matched pair from the following.
Options
- AGonorrhoea, hepatitis B - sexually transmitted diseases
- BAIDS, gonorrhoea - viral infection
- CDiphtheria, ringworm - fungal infection
- DDiphtheria, tuberculosis - protozoan infection
Correct answer
A. Gonorrhoea, hepatitis B - sexually transmitted diseases
Step-by-step solution
AIDS is caused by HIV virus. Gonorrhoea is caused by bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Diphtheria is caused by bacteria Corynebacterium diphtheria. Ringworm disease is caused by fungus Trichophyton, Epidermophyton and Microsporum. Tuberculosis is caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis.