Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

Biology

Question:

Which of the following is not a waterborne disease?

Options:

Dysentery

Mumps

Cholera

Typhoid

Correct Answer:

Mumps

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) - Mumps

Mumps is an airborne disease and can be spread by an infected person coughing or sneezing and releasing tiny droplets of contaminated saliva, which can then be breathed in by another person. Mumps is a contagious disease that is caused by a virus. It typically starts with a few days of fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness, and loss of appetite. Then most people will have swelling of their salivary glands (often referred to as parotitis when the parotid gland, located in front and below the ear, swells). This is what causes the puffy cheeks and a tender, swollen jaw. Dysentery, Cholera and Typhoid are waterborne diseases.