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What micro organism causes jaundice?

Technically, in most situations it's your liver that causes jaundice - or rather, the lack of liver function.  Liver cancer will cause it, or hepatitis - or, as Krishita pointed out, Leptospirosis.However, there is a blood-borne parasite that also causes it, for different reasons: malaria.  Malaria causes jaundice by breaking down red blood cells, causing more bilirubin in the bloodstream than the liver is capable of effectively getting rid of.  Excess bilirubin is what causes the yellowing of skin.

What type of microorganism causes influenza..........?

Influenza is caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae (the influenza viruses).

And the choices that you've mentioned aren't organisms bur rather are the diseases that are resultant of other "germs".

Meningococcal meningitis is a consequence of bacteria entering the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and irritating the meninges - the membranes that line the brain and spinal cord.

Tuberculosis is a common and often deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacteria, mainly Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Chicken pox is a highly contagious illness caused by primary infection with varicella zoster virus (VZV).

Of the common disease causing microorganisms which of the following is the most likely to cause opportunistic?

If your question is relating to opportunistic infection. . .An opportunistic infection is an infection caused by pathogens (bacterial, viral, fungal or protozoan) that usually do not cause disease in a healthy host, i.e. one with a healthy immune system. A compromised immune system, however, presents an "opportunity" for the pathogen to infect.

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