NEET Previous Year Question

Which one of the following options gives the correct matching of a disease with its causative organism and mode of infection?

Disease
Causative
Organisms
Mode of
Infection

Topic: NEET PYQ

Answer: C. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. AMalaria
    Plasmodium vivax
    Bite of male Anopheles
    Mosquito
  2. BTyphoid
    Salmonella
    typhi
    With inspired
    air
  3. CPneumonia
    Streptococcus
    pneumoniae
    Droplet
    infection
  4. DElephantiasis
    Wuchereria
    bancrofti
    Withinfected
    water and food

Correct answer: C

Solution

(c) Pneumonia is caused by bacteria like Streptococcus pneumoniae and spreads through droplet infection (coughing, sneezing).

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