Multiple choice

Which is the largest and the most common parasitic worm in humans?

  1. Entamoeba histolytica

  2. Ascaris lumbricoides

  3. Plasmodium

  4. Giardia lamblia

  5. Amoeba

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Ascaris lumbricoides is the largest nematode (roundworm) parasitising the human intestine. Ascariasis is a disease of humans caused by the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides.