Match the causative agent with their diseases.

Athlete's foot - Vericella, German measles - Variola, Filariasis - Rubella, Small pox - Trichophyton, Chickenpox - Wuchereria

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Chickenpox - Rubella, Small pox - Vericella, German measles - Variola, Filariasis - Trichophyton, Athlete's foot - Wuchereria

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Small pox - Variola, Chickenpox - Vericella, German measles - Rubella, Athlete's foot - Trichophyton, Filariasis - Wuchereria.

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Athlete's foot - Rubella, German measles - Trichophyton, Filariasis - Variola, Chickenpox - Vericella, Small pox - Wuchereria

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Solution

The correct option is C Small pox - Variola, Chickenpox - Vericella, German measles - Rubella, Athlete's foot - Trichophyton, Filariasis - Wuchereria.
Athlete's foot is a fungal infection, caused by Trichophyton. German measles is also called as Rubella, which is a highly contagious disease caused by Rubella virus.
Filariasis is a parasitic disease caused by infection with roundworms, Wuchereria bancrofti.
Smallpox is a contagious, disfiguring and often deadly disease that has affected humans for years and is caused by Variola major virus.
Chicken pox is a contagious illness that causes the itchy rash and red spots and is caused by varicella-zoster virus.
Thus, the correct answer is option (C).

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