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The diseases caused by waterborne pathogens include…
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The diseases caused by waterborne pathogens include
A. gonorrhea and poliomyelitis
B. typhoid and syphilis
C. tuberculosis and cholera
D. typhoid and cholera
QUICK ANSWER…
D
DETAILS…
Water bone diseases are diseases whose pathogens (disease causing organisms) get transmitted through water. Examples are hepatitis A, typhoid, cholera, worm infections, diarrhea, etc.
Now for the right answer to the above question:
- A is not the right answer. gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease, and poliomyelitis can be gotten through contact with infected persons.
- B is incorrect. syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease.
- C is incorrect. tuberculosis is not a water borne disease; it is rather an air-borne disease.
- D is correct. typhoid and cholera are both waterborne.
KEY-POINTS…
You may please note this/these:
- Waterborne diseases are transmitted through water.
- Airborne diseases are transmitted through the air.
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/ culled from 2019 JAMB-UTME biology past question 35 /
