NEETZoologyHuman Health and Diseases
What are the symptoms of ascariasis?
Options
- AConstipation, abdominal pain and cramps, stools with excess mucous and blood clots
- BDry, scaly lesions accompanied by intense itching
- CInternal bleeding, muscular pain, fever and anemia
- DGross deformities in the genital organs
Correct answer
C. Internal bleeding, muscular pain, fever and anemia
Step-by-step solution
Entamoeba histolytica is a protozoan parasite in the large intestine of human which causes amoebiasis (amoebic dysentery).Ascaris, an intestinal parasite causes ascariasis. Symptoms of the disease include internal bleeding, muscular pain, fever, anemia and blockage of the intestinal passage. Ascaris, an intestinal parasite causes ascariasis. Symptoms of the disease include internal bleeding, muscular pain, fever, anemia and blockage of the intestinal passage. Symptoms of amoebiasis include constipation, abdominal p