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Which of the following is a pair of viral diseases?
A
Typhoid, Tuberculosis
B
Ringworm, AIDS
C
Common Cold, AIDS
D
Dysentery, Common Cold
Detailed Solution
Common cold is caused by rhino viruses, and AIDS is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Both are viral diseases.
Typhoid ($Salmonella\ typhi$) and tuberculosis ($Mycobacterium\ tuberculosis$) are bacterial diseases.
Ringworm is a fungal disease ($Microsporum$, $Trichophyton$, $Epidermophyton$).
Dysentery is caused by bacteria ($Shigella$) or by the protozoan $Entamoeba\ histolytica$.
Hence the pair of viral diseases is common cold and AIDS.
Typhoid ($Salmonella\ typhi$) and tuberculosis ($Mycobacterium\ tuberculosis$) are bacterial diseases.
Ringworm is a fungal disease ($Microsporum$, $Trichophyton$, $Epidermophyton$).
Dysentery is caused by bacteria ($Shigella$) or by the protozoan $Entamoeba\ histolytica$.
Hence the pair of viral diseases is common cold and AIDS.