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Q.

Name the bacteria responsible for the following diseases: typhoid, tetanus and cholera.

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a

Thiobacillus novellus, Deinococcus radiodurans, Yersinia pestis

b

Salmonella typhimurium, Clostridium tetani, Vibrio cholerae 

c

Escherichia coli, Carsonella ruddii, Epulopiscium spp

d

Monocytogenes, Pesudomonas, Maltophilia

answer is C.

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  • Salmonella typhimurium is the bacteria that's responsible for causing the complaint typhoid. 
  • This complaint can lead to veritably severe diarrhea, fever, and puking. 
  • It can also lead to death. The spread of this infection is through defiled food and drinking water. 
  • The source of entry of typhoid bacteria in the mouth and it spends approx. 1- 3 weeks in the intestine.  
  • Clostridium tetani are the bacteria that are responsible for causing tetanus complaint. 
  • The tetanus bacterial spores are present far and wide in the terrain like soil, dust, and ordure. 
  • The entry point of tetanus bacteria is broken skin like generally at the time of injuries they enter in the body. 
  • The incubation period of tetanus complaint is approx. between 3- 21 days. It's also known as lockjaw. 
  • The main symptoms of tetanus complaint are jaw cramping, pain in muscles, trouble in swallowing effects, headache, fever, sweating, oscillations in blood pressure, etc. 
    Vibrio cholerae is the bacteria that's responsible for causing cholera complaint. 
  • The source of its illness is through food and drinking water. The bacteria of cholera release poison in the intestine which in turn results in severe diarrhea. 

Hence, option C is the correct answer.

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