Which is showing accurate pairing :

Which is showing accurate pairing :
A Syphilis – Treponema pallidum
B AIDS – Bacillus conjugalis
C Gonorrhoea – Leishmania donovani
D Typhoid – Mycobacterium leprae

Detailed Solution

Syphilis is caused by the spirochaete bacterium Treponema pallidum; correctly paired.
AIDS is caused by HIV (a retrovirus); gonorrhoea by Neisseria gonorrhoeae; typhoid by Salmonella typhi. Leishmania donovani causes kala-azar and Mycobacterium leprae causes leprosy.
So the accurate pairing is syphilis – Treponema pallidum.

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