Question

Which of the following diseases is not a bacterial disease?

• A. Tuberculosis
• B. Tetanus
• C. Chicken-pox
• D. Anthrax

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Chicken-pox

Chicken-pox is caused by a virus (the Varicella-zoster virus), whereas the other three options are caused by bacteria.

Disease	Pathogen Type	Causative Microorganism
Chicken-pox	Viral	Varicella-zoster virus
Tuberculosis	Bacterial	Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tetanus	Bacterial	Clostridium tetani
Anthrax	Bacterial	Bacillus anthracis