Dwarf tapeworm refers to
Correct Answer: Hymenolepis nana
Description: EponymParasiteThermophilic amoeba/ Brain eating parasiteNaegleria fowleri Fish tape worm / Broad tape worm Diphyllobothrium latum Beef tape worm Taenia saginata Pork tape worm Taenia solium Dog tape worm Echinococcus granulosus Dwarf tape worm Hymenolepis nanaRat tape wormHymenolepis diminutaOriental blood fluke Schistosoma japonicum Chinese liver fluke / Oriental liver fluke Clonorchis sinensis Sheep liver flukeFasciola hepatica Lancet fluke Dirocoelium dendriticum Giant intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski Oriental lung fluke Paragonimus westermani Trichina worm Trichinella spiralis Whip worm Trichuris trichiura Hook worm Ancylostoma duodenale , Necator americanus Round worm Ascaris lumbricoides Seat worm / Pin worm / Thread worm Enterobius vermicularis African eye worm Loa loa Convoluted filaria / Blinding filarialOnchocerca volvulus Dog hea worm Dirofilaria immitis Guinea worm Dracunculus medinensis Rat lung worm Angiostrongylus cantonensisAns: C (Ref: K.D Chatterjee 13th edition, p166)
Category:
Microbiology
Get More
Subject Mock Tests
Practice with over 200,000 questions from various medical subjects and improve your knowledge.
Attempt a mock test nowMock Exam
Take an exam with 100 random questions selected from all subjects to test your knowledge.
Coming SoonGet More
Subject Mock Tests
Try practicing mock tests with over 200,000 questions from various medical subjects.
Attempt a mock test now