Multiple choice

Which among the following parasites is itself a host for its own viruses?

  1. Entamoeba gingivalis

  2. Entamoeba histolytica

  3. Entamoeba polecki

  4. Karotomorpha

  5. Leishmania
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Explanation

Entamoeba histolytica is an anaerobic parasitic protozoan, predominantly infecting humans and other primates. E. histolytica may modulate the virulence of certain human viruses and is itself a host for its own viruses. For example, AIDS accentuates the damage and pathogenicity of E. histolytica. 

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