Biology · Kingdom Prokaryote
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All of the following are bacterial diseases except:
- A
Cholera
- B
Tuberculosis
- C
Typhoid
- D
Poliomyelitis
Option A: cholera is caused by a bacterium called Vibrio cholera (hence incorrect).
Option B: tuberculosis is also caused by a bacterium called Mycobacterium tuberculosis (hence incorrect).
Option C: typhoid is also caused by a bacterium called Salmonella Typhi (hence incorrect).
Option D: Poliomyelitis is caused by a virus called poliovirus that spreads from person to person and can infect a person's spinal cord, causing paralysis (can't move parts of the body).
Cholera is caused by a bacterium called Vibrio cholera (hence incorrect).
Tuberculosis is also caused by a bacterium called mycobacterium tuberculosis (hence incorrect).
Typhoid is also caused by a bacterium called Salmonella Typhi (hence incorrect).
Poliomyelitis is caused by a virus called poliovirus that spreads from person to person and can infect a person's spinal cord, causing paralysis (can't move parts of the body).
Tagged under Biology · Kingdom Prokaryote · 2005