Read the following statements carefully: (A) Plasmodium, a tiny protozoan, is responsible for malaria. (B) Rhinoviruses represent a group of bacteria that cause the common cold. (C) Ascaris, an intestinal parasite, is a helminth that causes ascariasis. (D) Microsporum and Trichophyton are protozoans responsible for ringworm. How many of the above statements are correct?

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Statement (A) is correct because malaria is caused by Plasmodium, which is a protozoan. Statement (B) is incorrect because rhinoviruses are a group of viruses, not bacteria. Statement (C) is correct because Ascaris is a common roundworm (helminth) that causes ascariasis. Statement (D) is incorrect because Microsporum and Trichophyton are fungi, not protozoans, that cause ringworm. Therefore, exactly two statements ((A) and (C)) are correct. Answer: Two