Given below are the pairs of pathogens and the diseases caused by them. Which out of these is not a matching pair, and why?
a. Virus |
cold |
b. Salmonella |
Typhoid |
c. Microsporum |
Filariasis |
d. Plasmodium |
malaria |
c) Microsporum causes ringworm and not filariasis.
Microsporum is a cunning fungus that blooms on keratin, the protein found in our skin, nails, and hair. This fungal troublemaker is responsible for causing ringworm. On the other hand, filariasis is an entire separate condition caused by parasitic roundworms, with no connection to fungal infections.