Epidemic pleurodynia is caused by ?
Correct Answer: Coxsackie -B virus
Description: Ans. is 'c' i.e., Coxsackie -B virus There are two types of Coxsackie viruses :Coxsackie A (Seotypes 1 to 24) : They cause aseptic meningitis (especially A7 and A9), Herpangina, febrile illness, acute hemorrhagic conjucntivitis (by A24), and 'Hand-foot-mouth disease'.Coxsackie B (Sterotypes 1 to 6) : They cause aseptic meningitis (all serotypes), neonatal disease, Bornholm disease (plurodynia or epidemic myalgia), myocarditis, hepatitis, pancreatitis & DM (serotype B4), and pneumonia.
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