Question

Which among the following is a disease caused by virus?
1. Cholera
2. Typhoid
3. Measles
4. Tuberculosis

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Measles

The correct answer is Measles.

• Among the options, only Measles is a disease caused by a virus.

 

• Measles is caused by the Rubeola virus.
• It is one of the world’s most contagious diseases.
• A Virus is an infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism.
  • The virus was discovered by Dmitri Ivanovsky.
  • The tobacco mosaic virus is the first discovered virus.
  • The study of viruses is known as virology.
  • Virology is a subfield of microbiology.
• Important disease caused by the virus are:
  • Smallpox.
  • Chickenpox.
  • SARS.
  • Polio.
  • Rabies.
  • Dengue fever.
  • Measles.
  • Common cold.

 

• Important disease caused by bacteria are:
  • Cholera.
  • Leprosy.
  • Tuberculosis.
  • Typhoid
  • Plague.
  • Syphilis.
  • Anthrax.
  • Diphtheria.
  • Pneumonia.
  • Pertussis.