Which communicable disease is also known as ‘Hydrophobia’ ?
Rabies
Rabies is a viral disease transmitted mainly through the bite of an infected dog or other animal; the virus attacks the central nervous system.
Attempts to drink cause painful spasms of the throat muscles, so the patient develops a fear of water. This is why rabies is called 'hydrophobia' (hydro = water, phobia = fear).
Hepatitis A affects the liver, tuberculosis mainly the lungs and leprosy the skin and peripheral nerves; none of them is known as hydrophobia.
Hence, the answer is Rabies.
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