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Q.

The larvae of which of the following worm would penetrate the body of man through the soles of feet, if people step bare footed on soil?

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a

Ancylostoma

b

Wuchereria

c

Trichinella

d

Ascaris

answer is B.

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Ancylostomiasis is infection caused when one steps bare foot on the soil. It is caused by the larva of hookworm, Ancylostoma duodenale. Symptoms include rash at the site of larval entry and sometimes abdominal pain or other gastrointestinal symptoms during early infection. Later, iron deficiency may develop because of chronic blood loss.

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