VPA-0053
QUESTION
Swimmer’s itch is caused by?
OPTIONS
(A) Ancylostomiasis
(B) Ascarids
(C) Taenia
(D) Schistosomes
ANSWER
(D) Schistosomes
EXPLANATION
Swimmer’s itch is a cercarial dermatitis caused by schistosome cercariae that penetrate human skin during exposure to infested freshwater or marine environments. Ancylostoma larvae cause cutaneous larva migrans, whereas ascarids and Taenia are not responsible for swimmer’s itch.
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