Question

1. herpes zoster virus causes shingles and also causes:

leprosy
smallpox
mumps
chickenpox

1. the disease smallpox is caused by a highly contagious ______ and is characterized by prostration, a vesicular-pustular rash, and fever.

virus
bacteria
rickettsia
helminth or ascaris

Explanation:

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Herpes Zoster Virus (Varicella - Zoster Virus) is known to cause both shingles (herpes zoster) and chickenpox (varicella). Leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae, smallpox by Variola virus, and mumps by Mumps virus. So the correct option is Chickenpox.

Smallpox is caused by the Variola virus, which is a highly contagious virus. Bacteria cause diseases like tuberculosis, rickettsia cause diseases like Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and helminths/ascaris are parasitic worms causing different infections, not smallpox. So the correct option is virus.

Answer:

D. Chickenpox

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