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GATE 2023 CE (CE1) – Question 27

Water and Waste Water Quality and Treatment · Water quality standards, parameters and water quality index · 1 mark · Multiple select

Identify the waterborne diseases caused by viral pathogens:

  1. Acute anterior poliomyelitis
  2. Cholera
  3. Infectious hepatitis
  4. Typhoid fever

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Correct answer: (A) Acute anterior poliomyelitis; (C) Infectious hepatitis

Explanation

Poliomyelitis and infectious hepatitis (hepatitis A) are caused by viruses. Cholera is caused by a bacterium (Vibrio cholerae) and typhoid fever by a bacterium (Salmonella typhi).