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Quiz Communicable Diseases

Question 9 of 10
Match each disease to the correct pathogen type.
Virus
Fungus
Protist
PREVIOUS
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2
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AIDS
Histoplasmosis
Amoebic dysentery
SUBMIT

Answer 1

AIDS is caused by a virus, histoplasmosis is caused by a fungus, and amoebic dysentery is caused by a protist.

Step-by-step explanation:

AIDS: caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which is a virus.

Histoplasmosis: caused by the fungus Historically capsulata.

Amoebic dysentery: caused by the protist Entamoeba histolytica.

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