Question

An example of protozoan infecting our intestine is ___________

• A. Plasmodium vivax
• B. Entamoeba histolytica
• C. Trypanosoma gambiense
• D. Taenia solium

Answer 1

The correct option is B Entamoeba histolytica

• $Plasmodium$ $vivax$ is a protozoan, infects our liver and RBCs.
• $Entamoeba$ $histolytica$ is a protozoan, commonly infects our large intestine which causes constipation, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, and weight loss.
• $Trypanosoma$ $gambiense$ is also a protozoan, infects our lymph nodes and causes sleeping sickness.
• While $Taenia$ $solium$ is a pork tapeworm, infects intestine and causes taeniasis.

Hence, the correct answer is $B$.