Question

Which of the following diseases is known as snail fever?

• A. Taeniasis
• B. Enterobiasis
• C. Scistosomiasis
• D. Cystocercosis

Answer 1

The correct option is C Scistosomiasis

Schistosomiasis is the disease which is commonly called as snail fever. The disease is caused by the parasitic flatworms known as schistosomes. The infection is recognized by infected urinary tract or the intestine. The disease spread by the contact of freshwater which has been contaminated with the parasites. These parasites larvae are released in the freshwater by the snails which are the intermediate hosts. So, the infection is also referred to as snail fever.

So, the correct answer is option C.