KROK 1 2015 – Question 22 · KROK (Medicine) · Biology
A group of Ukrainian tourists returning from Samarqand was bringing with them gerbils. During examination in customs office ulcers were detected on the skin of the animals. What protozoa is the most likely to cause the disease in the animals, if mosquitos are the carriers?
- A. Balantidium coli
- B. Leishmania tropica major
- C. Trypanosoma cruzi
- D. Toxoplasma gondii
- E. Plasmodium falciparum
Hint
Combine the animal host, the skin lesions and the biting insect vector to identify the protozoan, and check where each listed parasite lives in the body.
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