Multiple choice

Which parasitic human disease involves freshwater snails as intermediate hosts?

  1. Schistosomiasis

  2. Molluscum contagiosum

  3. Elephantiasis tropica

  4. Kala azar
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Explanation

Schistosomiasis is a disease caused by the fluke worm, Schistosoma. The parasite itself is not a mollusk, but all the species have freshwater snails as intermediate hosts.

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