alleryPolio is caused by:
AA bacterium (treatable with antibiotics)
BA protozoan (parasite, treatable with anti-parasitics)
CA virus (prevented by OPV/IPV vaccine)
DA fungus (treatable with anti-fungals)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. A virus (prevented by OPV/IPV vaccine)
Polio = caused by the POLIO VIRUS.
India was declared polio-free in 2014. OPV (Oral Polio Vaccine, Sabin) and IPV (Inactivated Polio Vaccine, Salk) are used.
Antibiotics do NOT work against viruses.
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