Multiple choice

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

  1. Trypanosomiasis, giardiasis, ascariasis, amoebiasis

  2. Trypanosomiasis, balantidiasis, enterobiasis, filariasis

  3. Filariasis, ascariasis, ancylostomiasis, enterobiasis

  4. Filariasis, balantidiasis, ancylostomiasis, tuberculosis

  5. Filariasis, giardiasis, ancylostomiasis, trypanosomiasis
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Explanation

All are caused by nematodes. Ascariasis is an infection caused by Ascaris lumbricoides, giant roundworm of humans belonging to the phylum Nematoda. Ancylostomiasis is the condition of infection by Ancylostoma hookworms. Enterobiasis (pinworm infection) is caused by a small, thin, white roundworm called Enterobius vermicularis. Wuchereria bancrofti is a human parasitic roundworm that is the major cause of filariasis.

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