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Consider the following statements:
1. Malaria is caused by a virus.
2. Tuberculosis is caused by a protozoan.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1. Malaria is caused by a virus.
2. Tuberculosis is caused by a protozoan.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A. 1 only
- B. 2 only
- C. Both 1 and 2
- D. Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (D) Neither 1 nor 2
Malaria is caused by the protozoan Plasmodium and is carried by the female Anopheles mosquito, so statement 1 is wrong. Tuberculosis is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, so statement 2 is wrong too. The two causes are swapped with other diseases in the statements.
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