NEET 2009 Biology question

Which of the following is a pair of viral diseases ?

(1)Common Cold, AIDSCorrect
(2)Dysentery, Common Cold
(3)Typhoid, Tuberculosis
(4)Ringworm, AIDS

Answer: (1)

Solution

Common cold (rhinoviruses) and AIDS (HIV, a retrovirus) are both caused by viruses, so option (1) is the pair of viral diseases. Option (2): dysentery is caused by Entamoeba histolytica (protozoan) or bacteria such as Shigella, so

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