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The following table shows certain diseases, their causative organisms and symptoms. Fill the gaps.

  Name of the diease Causative organism Symptoms
(i) Ascariasis Ascaris _______
(ii) _______ Trichophyton Appearance of dry,scaly lesions on various parts of body
(iii) Typhoid Salmonella typhi High fever,weakness,headache, stomach pain,constipation
(iv) Pneumonia Streptococcus pneumoniae _______
(v) _______ Rhino viruses Nasal congestion and discharge, sore throat,cough, headache
(vi) Filarisis _______ Inflamation in lower limbs

 

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Name of diseases

Causative Organism

Symptoms

Ascariasis

Ascaris

Internal bleeding, muscular pain, anaemia, fever, blockage of intestinal passage

Ringworm

Trichophyton

Appearance of dry, scaly lesions on various parts of the body

Typhoid

Salmonella Typhi

High fever, weakness, headache, stomach pain, constipation

Pneumonia

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Fluid in lungs, fever, difficulty in breathing

Common cold

Rhinoviruses

Nasal congestion and discharge, sore throat, cough, headache

Filariasis

Wuchereria

Inflammation in lower limbs

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