Appearance of dry scaly lesions with itching on various parts of the body are the symptoms of the disease ___.

Elephantiasis

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Ringworm

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Ascariasis

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Amoebiasis

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Solution

The correct option is B
Ringworm

Ringworms or tinea are caused by the fungi belonging to the genera Micosporum, Triachophyton and Epidermophyton. Appearance of dry scaly lesions with itching on various parts of the body such as skin, nails and scalp are the main symptoms of ringworm. The infection is generally acquired from soil or by using towels, clothes or even the comb of infected persons.

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	Column I (Diseases)		Column II (Symptoms)
(a)	Elephantiasis	(i)	Appearance of dry, scaly lesions on various parts of the body such as skin, nails and scalp
(b)	Ringworms	(ii)	Chronic inflammation of the lymphatic vessels of the lower limbs
(c)	Ascariasis	(iii)	Nose and respiratory passage is infected but lungs are not infected
(d)	Common cold	(iv)	Internal bleeding, muscular pain, fever, anemia and blockage of the intestinal passage

	Name of disease	Causative organism	Symptoms
(i)	Ascariasis	Ascaris	______(A)_______
(ii)	______(B)______	Trichophyton	Appearance of dry, scaly lesions on various parts of body
(iii)	_____(C)_______	Rhino virus	Nasal congestion and discharge, sore throat, cough headache
(iv)	Filariasis	______(D)_______	Inflammation of lower limbs

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