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List of some diseases commonly occurring in man are given below. Arrange them in the following table on the basis of causative organism.
Malaria, Common cold, Filariasis, Typhoid, Ascariasis, Ringworm, Amoebiasis, Pneumonia

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(a) Bacteria = Typhoid and Pneumonia. (b) Protozoan Malaria and Amoebiasis (c) Fungal = Ringworm (d) Helminth = Filariasis and Ascariasis (e) Viral = Common cold.
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