Human Health And Disease Question 197

Question: ‘Hydrophobia’ (Rabies) is a disease caused by [DPMT 1985]

Options:

A) Virus

B) Nematode

C) Helminth

D) Protozoan

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Hydrophobia or rabies is an acute, usually fatal infectious viral disease of the central nervous system of mammals.

Human infection results from the bite of a rabid animal (bat, dogs, etc.).