Find the correct relationships:
(A) Jaundice - Bones
(B) Jaundice - Liver
(C) Dengue - Lungs
(D) Rickets - Bones
(E) Tuberculosis - Bones
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B) and (D) only
Each pair is judged by the organ the disease mainly attacks.
(A) Jaundice - Bones Incorrect. Jaundice is the yellowing of the skin and eyes when bilirubin builds up in the blood because the liver cannot clear it; it has nothing to do with bones.
(B) Jaundice - Liver Correct. Jaundice is a sign of liver trouble, as in hepatitis, or of a blocked bile duct.
(C) Dengue - Lungs Incorrect. Dengue is a viral fever spread by the Aedes mosquito; it lowers the platelet count of the blood and is not a lung disease.
(D) Rickets - Bones Correct. Rickets is caused by a lack of vitamin D (and calcium) in children, which leaves the bones soft and bent.
(E) Tuberculosis - Bones Incorrect. Tuberculosis, caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is chiefly a disease of the lungs, spread through the air by coughing.