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47. This parasite causes space-occupying lesions in the liver:
A. Entamoeba histolytica T
B. Toxoplasma gondii F
C. Plasmodium falciparum F
D. Echinococcus granulosus T
E. Leishmania major F

48. Enlarged lymph nodes are found in the following parasitic diseases:
A. Toxoplasmosis T
B. Ascariasis F
C. Kala azar T
D. Giardiasis F
E. Filariasis T

49. This parasite causes ocular infection:
A. Onchocerca volvulus T
B. Toxoplasma gondii T
C. Naegleria fowleri F
D. Toxocara canis T
E. Cysticercus cellulosae T

50. Iron deficiency anaemia can be caused by
A. Ancylostoma duodenale T
B. Necator americanus T
C. Plasmodium falciparum F
D. Diphyllobothrium latum F
E. Trichuris trichiura T

51. Cryptosporidium
A. is transmitted via water T
B. is an intracellular parasite T
C. can cause chronic diarrhoea T
D. is only found in humans F
E. can be killed by boiling the water T

52. A 24-year-old woman at 32 weeks gestation was confirmed through ultrasound
that her foetus had hydrocephaly. This clinical manifestation is thought to be due to
an infection acquired during her current pregnancy.
The organism which causes this congenital anomaly is
A. Trypanosoma cruzi F
B. Plasmodium vivax F
C. Toxoplasma gondii T
D. Trypanosoma brucei F
E. Leishmania donovani F