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Which one of the following sets includes the bacterial disease?

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Cholera, typhoid, mumps
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Tetanus, tuberculosis, measles
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Malaria, mumps, poliomyelitis
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Diphtheria, leprosy, plague
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The correct option is D Diphtheria, leprosy, plague
Diseases caused by bacteria are bacterial diseases. Diphtheria is an upper respiratory tract illness caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae, a facultative anaerobic, gram-positive bacterium. It is characterized by sore throat, low fever, and an adherent membrane (a pseudomembrane) on the tonsils, pharynx, and / or nasal cavity. Leprosy is a communicable bacterial disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae. Plague is a deadly infectious disease that is caused by the enterobacteria, Yersinia pestis. Option D is the only option in which the whole set consist of bacterial diseases.

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