Multiple choice

Which of the following sets represents protozoan diseases only?

  1. Chikungunya, amoebiasis, kala-azar, poliomyelitis

  2. Chikungunya, influenza, poliomyelitis, mumps

  3. AIDS, ascariasis, measles, giardiasis

  4. Tuberculosis, diphtheria, anthrax, malaria

  5. Balantidiasis, malaria, kala-azar, giardiasis
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Explanation

Balantidiasis is a protozoan infection caused by infection with Balantidium coli. Malaria parasites belong to the genus Plasmodium (protozoan). Kala-azar (Leishmaniasis) is caused by Leishmania donovani (protozoan). Giardiasis is caused by microscopic protozoan parasites known as Giardia intestinalis.

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