Medical microbiology: Match the pathogen to the disease—Vibrio ‘‘comma’’ bacillus causes which illness? Context: Mycobacterium leprae → leprosy; Corynebacterium diphtheriae → diphtheria. Choose the correct disease caused by Vibrio comma (Vibrio cholerae).
General Knowledge
Biology
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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ACholera
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BTyphoid
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CPlague
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DTetanus
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EPertussis
Answer
Correct Answer: Cholera
Explanation
Given associations
- Mycobacterium leprae → leprosy.
- Corynebacterium diphtheriae → diphtheria.
- ‘‘Vibrio comma’’ (Vibrio cholerae) → ?
ConceptThe comma-shaped bacterium Vibrio cholerae causes cholera, an acute watery diarrheal disease due to cholera toxin acting on intestinal epithelial cells.
Final AnswerCholera.