Question

drag the tiles to the correct boxes to complete the pairs.
match each zoonotic disease with the type of infectious agent that causes it.
swine influenza sporotrichosis
rocky mountain spotted fever giardiasis
bacterium
parasite
virus
fungus

Explanation:

• Rocky Mountain spotted fever is caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsii.
• Giardiasis is caused by the parasitic protozoan Giardia lamblia.
• Swine influenza is caused by influenza A viruses (e.g., H1N1).
• Sporotrichosis is caused by the fungus Sporothrix schenckii.

Answer:

bacterium → Rocky Mountain spotted fever
parasite → giardiasis
virus → swine influenza
fungus → sporotrichosis