JEE Main levelSingle correct optionDifficulty 2 of 3ev140
Which of the following water-borne diseases is correctly paired with its type of causative agent?
AAmoebic dysentery: a virus
BCholera: bacterium, Vibrio cholerae
CHepatitis A (jaundice): a protozoan
DTyphoid: a fungus
Answer: B
Cholera is caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae. Amoebic dysentery is caused by a protozoan, hepatitis A by a virus, and typhoid by a bacterium, so the other pairings are wrong.