Question

Which of the following is not caused by the virus?
A) MUMPS
B) AIDS
C) Tuberculosis
D) Rabies

Answer 1

Hint: One of the most important air borne diseases.

Complete Answer:
1) Mumps is caused by Mumps virus. It primarily affects the parotid gland (salivary gland). Mumps cause severe headache, inflammation in the parotid glands, fatigue, loss of appetite and mild fever. It is transmitted by the salivary secretion of the infected persons.

2) AIDS stands for Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. It is an immunosuppressive disease caused by the human Immunodeficiency virus (Retrovirus). It is a life threatening condition and a sexually transmitted disease. The symptoms are headache, fever, weight loss, loss of appetite, swollen lymph glands, recurring fever and acquiring many opportunistic diseases. It is transmitted through blood and blood related products.

3) Rabies is a zoonotic disease caused by the Rabies virus infected animals like dogs and cats. It mainly affects the central nervous system once the virus spreads through the bloodstream and reaches the brain. The major symptoms are headache, vomiting, nausea, hydrophobia, anxiety, confusion, hyperactivity, insomnia, difficulty in swallowing, hallucinations and partial paralysis.

4) Tuberculosis is one of the most important air borne diseases caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is acid fast bacteria. Tuberculosis can be in two states one in latent tuberculosis and active tuberculosis. In latent TB the Mycobacterium remains inactive and it becomes active when the required conditions occur. In active TB the organism multiplies and causes severe symptoms. The symptoms are persistent cough, blood in the sputum, fever, night sweats, weight loss and chest pain.

Hence, the answer is option C) Tuberculosis is the correct answer.

Note: Virus and bacteria are the microbes that cause many pathogenic conditions. Finding vaccines for viral disease is more difficult than bacteria because of their complex genomic structure. Most diseases are named based on the organisms that cause the disease.