Multiple choice

Which of the following set of diseases are caused by the protozoans?

  1. Kala-azar, poliomyelitis, chikungunya, amoebiasis

  2. Influenza, poliomyelitis, mumps, chikungunya

  3. Measles, giardiasis, ascariasis, AIDS

  4. Anthrax, malaria, tuberculosis, diphtheria

  5. Kala-azar, giardiasis, balantidiasis, malaria,
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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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