VMC-0097
QUESTION
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched?
(1) ORF – Poxviridae
(2) Slow virus – Equine Infectious Anaemia
(3) Rocky mountain spotted fever – Rickettsia rickettsii
(4) Gas gangrene – Pseudomonas mallei
OPTIONS
(A) 1 & 2
(B) 1, 2 & 3
(C) 1, 2 & 4
(D) 2 & 4
ANSWER
(B) 1, 2 & 3
EXPLANATION
ORF is caused by a parapoxvirus within Poxviridae, equine infectious anemia is a lentiviral slow viral disease, and Rocky Mountain spotted fever is caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. Gas gangrene is caused by Clostridium species rather than Pseudomonas mallei. Therefore statements 1, 2, and 3 are correct, making option B correct; statement 4 is false.