Multiple choice

On microscopic testing, a rice field farmer with hepatomegaly was found to have sub-terminally spined eggs in his stool. Which of the following protozoans had most probably infected him?

  1. Schistosoma mansoni

  2. Schistosoma japonicum

  3. Schistosoma haematobium

  4. Non-human Schistosoma

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Explanation

The farmer was infected by Schistosoma mansoni because sub-terminal eggs are only produced by Schistosoma mansoni.