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Which disease is best identified by the following major transmission route: bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes?
A. Malaria
B. Tuberculosis
C. Typhoid fever
D. Cholera
Correct Answer: A
The disease matching 'bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes' is Malaria.
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Which major transmission route is correctly associated with Malaria?
A. respiratory droplets/aerosols and contaminated hands/surfaces
B. bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes
C. sexual contact, infected blood, shared needles, or mother-to-child transmission
D. contamination of wounds with spores from the environment
Correct Answer: B
Malaria is associated with bite of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.
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Which disease is best identified by the following causative agent: Taenia species (tapeworms)?
A. Diphtheria
B. Poliomyelitis
C. Dengue
D. Taeniasis
Correct Answer: D
The disease matching 'Taenia species (tapeworms)' is Taeniasis.
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Which causative agent is correctly associated with Taeniasis?
A. Entamoeba histolytica (protozoan)
B. Taenia species (tapeworms)
C. Dermatophyte fungi
D. Rabies virus
Correct Answer: B
Taeniasis is associated with Taenia species (tapeworms).
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Which disease is best identified by the following causative agent: Schistosoma species (blood flukes)?
A. Leprosy
B. Schistosomiasis
C. Chickenpox
D. Tuberculosis
Correct Answer: B
The disease matching 'Schistosoma species (blood flukes)' is Schistosomiasis.
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Which causative agent is correctly associated with Schistosomiasis?
A. Schistosoma species (blood flukes)
B. Neisseria gonorrhoeae (bacterium)
C. Yersinia pestis (bacterium)
D. Vibrio cholerae (bacterium)
Correct Answer: A
Schistosomiasis is associated with Schistosoma species (blood flukes).
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Which disease is best identified by the following causative agent: Ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm)?
A. Chickenpox
B. Mumps
C. Ascariasis
D. Candidiasis
Correct Answer: C
The disease matching 'Ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm)' is Ascariasis.
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Which causative agent is correctly associated with Ascariasis?
A. Ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm)
B. Poliovirus
C. Hepatitis C virus
D. Measles virus
Correct Answer: A
Ascariasis is associated with Ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm).
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Which disease is best identified by the following causative agent: Candida species (fungi)?
A. Rabies
B. Measles
C. Candidiasis
D. Hepatitis B
Correct Answer: C
The disease matching 'Candida species (fungi)' is Candidiasis.
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Which causative agent is correctly associated with Candidiasis?
A. Hepatitis B virus
B. Bordetella pertussis (bacterium)
C. Candida species (fungi)
D. Measles virus
Correct Answer: C
Candidiasis is associated with Candida species (fungi).
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Which disease is best identified by the following causative agent: Dermatophyte fungi?
A. Poliomyelitis
B. Ringworm
C. Giardiasis
D. Ascariasis
Correct Answer: B
The disease matching 'Dermatophyte fungi' is Ringworm.
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Which causative agent is correctly associated with Ringworm?
A. Vibrio cholerae (bacterium)
B. Dermatophyte fungi
C. Salmonella Typhi (bacterium)
D. Hepatitis C virus
Correct Answer: B
Ringworm is associated with Dermatophyte fungi.
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Which disease is best identified by the following causative agent: SARS-CoV-2?
A. Candidiasis
B. Leprosy
C. Poliomyelitis
D. COVID-19
Correct Answer: D
The disease matching 'SARS-CoV-2' is COVID-19.
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Which causative agent is correctly associated with COVID-19?
A. Dermatophyte fungi
B. SARS-CoV-2
C. Bordetella pertussis (bacterium)
D. Measles virus
Correct Answer: B
COVID-19 is associated with SARS-CoV-2.
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Which disease is best identified by the following causative agent: Varicella-zoster virus?
A. Hepatitis B
B. Plague
C. Diphtheria
D. Chickenpox
Correct Answer: D
The disease matching 'Varicella-zoster virus' is Chickenpox.
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Which causative agent is correctly associated with Chickenpox?
A. Varicella-zoster virus
B. Giardia duodenalis (protozoan)
C. Yersinia pestis (bacterium)
D. Salmonella Typhi (bacterium)
Correct Answer: A
Chickenpox is associated with Varicella-zoster virus.
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Which disease is best identified by the following causative agent: HIV?
A. AIDS
B. Typhoid fever
C. Mumps
D. Candidiasis
Correct Answer: A
The disease matching 'HIV' is AIDS.
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Which causative agent is correctly associated with AIDS?
A. Clostridium tetani (bacterium)
B. Candida species (fungi)
C. Poliovirus
D. HIV
Correct Answer: D
AIDS is associated with HIV.
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Which disease is best identified by the following causative agent: Hepatitis C virus?
A. Hepatitis C
B. Poliomyelitis
C. Ringworm
D. Leprosy
Correct Answer: A
The disease matching 'Hepatitis C virus' is Hepatitis C.
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Which causative agent is correctly associated with Hepatitis C?
A. Candida species (fungi)
B. Dermatophyte fungi
C. Hepatitis C virus
D. Yersinia pestis (bacterium)
Correct Answer: C
Hepatitis C is associated with Hepatitis C virus.