Question

excerpt from chapter 2 in the secret of the yellow death by suzanne jurmain
but where was he going to start?
before leaving washington, reed had read the latest medical books and done some preliminary experiments. hed looked at scientific articles on yellow fever, and hed also talked to people whod spent time studying the illness.
by now he knew that there were several current theories on the cause of the disease, and he could tick off on his fingers the first three items that had to be investigated.
match the theory to its explanation.
bacillus icteroides
yellow fever spreads through items used by patients.
contaminated material
yellow fever is carried by mosquitoes.
mosquito bites
yellow fever is caused by a particular bacteria, bacillus icteroides.

Explanation:

• "Bacillus icteroides" is a bacteria - related term. So it should be matched with the explanation about bacteria causing yellow fever (C).
• "Contaminated material" is related to items used by patients. So it should be matched with the explanation about yellow fever spreading through patients' used items (B).
• "Mosquito bites" is related to mosquitoes. So it should be matched with the explanation about yellow fever being carried by mosquitoes (A).

Answer:

• Bacillus icteroides - C. Yellow fever is caused by a particular bacteria, Bacillus icteroides.
• Contaminated material - B. Yellow fever spreads through items used by patients.
• Mosquito bites - A. Yellow fever is carried by mosquitoes.