Infections Caused by Worms

Q.

Select odd one out giving reasons:
Internal fertilization, external fertilization, viviparous animals.

Q. What is the causative agent of Ascariasis?

1. Ascaris lumbricoides
2. Taenia solium
3. Wuchereria bancrofti
4. None of the above

Q.

Define the term ovovivipary.

Q. State whether true or false:
In elephantiasis or filariasis, the patient's leg becomes very large and swollen, and resembles an elephant's foot.

1. True
2. False

Q.

Which of the following is a disease caused by a nematode parasite?

1. Leprosy

2. Filariasis

3. Amoebiasis

4. Poliomyelitis