VPA-0022
QUESTION
Diphylobothrium latum is used to lower?
OPTIONS
(A) Vitamin-C
(B) Vitamin-E
(C) Vitamin- K
(D) Vitamin-B12
ANSWER
(D) Vitamin-B12
EXPLANATION
Diphyllobothrium latum can cause vitamin B12 deficiency because the adult tapeworm competes with the host for vitamin B12 in the intestine, potentially resulting in megaloblastic anemia. It is not characteristically associated with depletion of vitamins C, E, or K.
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