Human Health And Disease Question 202
Question: Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:
Assertion : Cattle suffering from Rinderpest disease should be isolated.
Reason : Rinderpest is caused by bacterium.
Options:
A) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion
B) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
C) If the assertion is true but the reason is false
D) If both the assertion and reason are false
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Answer:
Correct Answer: B
Solution:
Assertion: The assertion is true. Rinderpest is a highly contagious viral disease that primarily affects animals with cloven hooves, mainly cattle and buffalo. It is characterized by fever, oral erosions, diarrhea, lymphoid necrosis, and high mortality. Because of its contagious nature, cattle suffering from Rinderpest should indeed be isolated to prevent the spread of the disease.
Reason: The reason is false. Rinderpest is not caused by a bacterium. It is caused by a virus, specifically a morbillivirus, which is closely related to the viruses that cause measles in humans and distemper in dogs.
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