‘Ringworm’ a common infectious disease in man causing dry scaly lesions on the skin and scalp is caused by

roundworm

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fungi

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bacteria

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filarial worm

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Solution

The correct option is B fungi
Fungi

Dry skin lesion on the skin and scalp is a common symptom of the fungal infection called ringworm. The fungi belonging to the genera Trichophyton, Microsporum and Epidermophyton are responsible for

Final answer
d. fungi

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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