Match the diseases given in Column I with the principal causal organisms in Column II and choose the correct combination.
Column I | Column II | ||
(P) | AIDS | (i) | HBV |
(Q) | Syphilis | (ii) | Neisseria sp. |
(R) | Viral hepatitis | (iii) | Treponema sp. |
(S) | Gonorrhoea | (iv) | HIV |
(a) P-iv, Q-iii, R-i, S-ii
(b) P-iv, Q-ii, R-i, S-iii
(c) P-i, Q-ii, R-iv, S-iii
(d) P-i, Q-iv, R-ii, S-iii
Answer is : (a) P-iv, Q-iii, R-i, S-ii
HIV is the causative organism for AIDS.
Syphilis is a bacterial infection caused by Treponema sp. It spreads by sexual contact that starts as a painless sore. Viral hepatitis caused by HBV is an infection that causes liver inflammation and damage organs.
Gonorrhoea is caused by Neisseria sp. It is sexually transmitted bacterial infection that if let untreated may cause infertility.