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The name of which disease among the following means 'evil influence of the stars'?

This questions was previously asked in

SSC CPO 11th Dec 2019 Shift-2

Cholera

Plague

Influenza

Typhoid

- Option 1: Cholera

- Acute diarrheal disease caused by Vibrio cholerae.

- Not related historically to astrological influences.

- Option 2: Plague

- Caused by Yersinia pestis, known for pandemics in history.

- No connection to stars in its etymology.

- Option 3: Influenza ??

- Comes from Italian "influenza," meaning "influence."

- Historically connected with the belief that the disease was caused by astrological influences.

- Option 4: Typhoid

- Caused by Salmonella typhi.

- No astrological origin in its name or folklore.