Multiple choice

Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are a group of parasitic and bacterial diseases that cause substantial illness for more than one billion people globally. Which among the following is considered as one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases?

  1. Granulomatous amoebic encephalitis

  2. African trypanosomosis

  3. Alveolar echinococcosis

  4. Amoebiasis

  5. Schistosomiasis
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Explanation

Schistosomiasis, also known as bilharzia, is a disease caused by parasitic worms. In terms of impact this disease is second only to malaria as the most devastating parasitic disease. Schistosomiasis is considered one of the Neglected Tropical Diseases.

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