Question

Which of the following is not a virus?
1. AlDS
2. Ebola
3. Zika
4. Nipha

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : AlDS

AlDS is NOT correct.

• Among the options, only AIDS is NOT a virus.
• AIDS is a disease caused by the virus.
• AIDS is the acronym of Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome.
• AIDS is caused by HIV (human immunodeficiency virus),
• The human immunodeficiency virus is a virus that attacks the body’s immune system. 
• AIDS is spread by contact with certain bodily fluids of a person with HIV.
• AIDS was first reported in 1981.

 

• Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a deadly disease.
  • It is caused by an infection with a group of viruses within the genus Ebolavirus.
  • The Ebola virus is transmitted to people from wild animals such as fruit bats and then spreads in the human population through direct contact with the blood or other bodily fluids of infected people.
• Zika virus is a mosquito-borne flavivirus.
  • It was first identified in monkeys.
  • It was first identified in humans in 1952.
• Nipah virus infection is a zoonotic illness that is transmitted to people from animals.
  • Nipah virus can be transmitted to humans from animals such as bats or pigs, or contaminated food.
  • Nipah virus (NiV) was first discovered in the year 1999.