Human Health and Diseases
Match List I with List II
List – I List – II
A. Ringworm - I. Haemophilus influenzae
B. Filariasis - II. Trichophyton
C. Malaria - III. Wuchereria bancrofti
D. Pneumonia - IV. Plasmodium vivax
Chose the correct answer from the options given below:
A-II, B-III, C-IV, D-I
A. Ringworm - II. Trichophyton
B. Filariasis - III. Wuchereria bancrofti
C. Malaria - IV. Plasmodium vivax
D. Pneumonia - I. Haemophilus influenzae
A. Many fungi belonging to the genera Microsporum, Trichophyton and Epidermophyton are responsible for ringworms.
B. Wuchereria (W. bancrofti and W. malayi), the filarial worms cause a slowly developing chronic inflammation of the organs in which they live for many years, usually the lymphatic vessels of the lower limbs and the disease is called elephantiasis or filariasis.
C. Malaria, a disease man has been fighting since many years. Plasmodium, a tiny protozoan is responsible for this disease. Different species of Plasmodium (P. vivax, P. malaria and P. falciparum) are responsible for different types of malaria.
D. Bacteria like Streptococcus pneumoniae and Haemophilus influenzae are responsible for the disease pneumonia in humans which infects the alveoli (air filled sacs) of the lungs.