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Tuberculosis primarily affects the lungs, causing symptoms such as persistent cough and difficulty in breathing.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Drugs and Alcohol Abuse - Opioids Cannabinoids Cocaine Adolescence
Hepatitis B is primarily transmitted through blood and body fluids, including sexual contact and contaminated needles.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Helminthic and Fungal - Ascariasis Filariasis Ringworm
Filariasis is caused by the helminthic parasite Wuchereria bancrofti, which affects the lymphatic system.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Helminthic and Fungal - Ascariasis Filariasis Ringworm
Tuberculosis spreads through inhalation of airborne droplets from an infected person.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Helminthic and Fungal - Ascariasis Filariasis Ringworm
Dengue is a vector-borne disease transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Bacterial - Typhoid Pneumonia
Common cold is caused by rhinoviruses, whereas typhoid, pneumonia, and diphtheria are bacterial infections.
Ref: NCERT Class 12 Biology Chapter 7: Human Health and Disease Common Diseases - Bacterial - Typhoid Pneumonia
Citrus canker is listed as a bacterial disease. Malaria is caused by Plasmodium, sleeping sickness is associated with parasitic flagellated protozoans, and wheat rust is caused by Puccinia, a fungus.
Ref: NCERT Class 11 Biology Chapter 2: Biological Classification Bacteria - Structure and Economic Importance
