Question

Asha happened to eat food that was contaminated by a housefly. To which of the following disease is she susceptible to?
1. Malaria
2. Tuberculosis
3. Measles
4. Cholera

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Cholera

The correct answer is Cholera.

• Cholera is an acute diarrhoeal infection caused by contaminated food or water.
  • Cholera is a bacterial disease.
  • Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholera.
  • The bacterium Vibrio cholera is usually found in water or in foods that have been contaminated by poop from an infected person.
  • Humans are the only animal affected by cholera.
  • Cholera infection is often mild or without symptoms.

• Malaria is a disease caused by parasites.
  • It is caused by the plasmodium parasite.
  • It is transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.
• Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease.
  • It is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
  • Tuberculosis most often affects the lungs.
• Measles is a disease caused by a virus in the paramyxovirus family.
  • It is normally passed through direct contact and through the air.