NEET2011ZoologyHuman Health and DiseasesActual
Which of the following statements is correct ? 1. Common cold - Droplet Infection. 2. Typhoid - Contaminated food & water. 3. AIDS - Shaking hands. 4. Ringworm - Using infected towels.
Options
- A1 and 2
- B3 and 4
- C1 and 3
- D1,2 and 4
Correct answer
D. 1,2 and 4
Step-by-step solution
Common cold can take place from one person to other as it is a communicable in nature. A healthy person can get infected by being in close vicinity of infected person when he/she sneezes, coughs, as the droplets generated by sneeze and cough contain infecting agents. Typhoid occurs by the intake of contaminated water & food. While ringworm is one of the skin disease which can transfer from one person to other by the use of infected towel & handkerchief. AIDS (Acquired Immuno deficiency) does not occur or transfer b