Question

which of the following is not a communicable disease?
tuberculosis
typhoid fever
tetanus
malaria
aids
question 10 (1 point)
which of the following pairs is mismatched?
syphilis - direct contact
salmonellosis - vehicle transmission
influenza - droplet infection
malaria - foodborn transmission

Explanation:

• For the first question:
• Tuberculosis is spread through the air.
• Typhoid fever is spread through contaminated food and water.
• Malaria is spread by mosquitoes.
• AIDS is spread through body fluids.
• Tetanus is caused by Clostridium tetani bacteria entering the body through wounds and is not a communicable disease in the sense of spreading from person - to - person like the others.
• For the second question:
• Syphilis is mainly spread by direct sexual contact.
• Salmonellosis can be spread through contaminated vehicles (e.g., food - handling vehicles if food is contaminated).
• Influenza is spread by droplet infection (e.g., when an infected person coughs or sneezes).
• Malaria is spread by mosquito vectors, not foodborne transmission.

Answer:

• First question: tetanus
• Second question: malaria - foodborn transmission