Which of the following pair of diseases is caused by virus?
(a) rabies, mumps
(b) cholera, tuberculosis
(c) typhoid, tetanus
(d) AIDS, syphilis.
Cholera is caused by Vibrio cholerae and tuberculosis is caused
by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Both the organisms are
bacteria.
Typhoid is caused by Salmonella typhi which is a bacterium and
tetanus is also caused by a bacterium known as Clostridium
tetani.
AIDS is caused by human immunodeficiency virus while syphilis is
caused by Treponema pallidum which is a bacterium.
Rabies is caused by rabies virus and mumps is caused by mumps
virus.
So, the correct option is option A, rabies, mumps.
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