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Typhoid fever is caused by the bacterium:

Answer: Salmonella typhi.

  • A Salmonella typhi
  • B Plasmodium vivax
  • C Vibrio cholerae
  • D Rhizobium leguminosarum

Correct answer: A. Salmonella typhi

Explanation: Salmonella typhi is the cause of typhoid.

Malaria Transmission CycleHumanhostAnophelesmosquito (vector)bites human, injects sporozoitesbites infected human, takes gametocytesSporozoites infect liver,then RBCs (causes fever)Parasite completes sexualstage inside the mosquito

The Plasmodium parasite needs both hosts: the female Anopheles mosquito injects sporozoites while biting (infecting the human liver and RBCs, causing the malaria fever cycle), then picks up gametocytes from an infected person's blood, completing the parasite's sexual stage inside the mosquito.

Concept context

Pathogens, infectious diseases, non-infectious diseases, drugs, cancer, and public health. High NEET importance.

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