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Roundworm infection produces ________(a) Vague symptoms of nausea and cough(b) Clear Symptoms of abdominal pain and obstruction(c) Internal Bleeding, Pneumonia and Peritonitis in all cases(d) Eosinophilia never occursThis question was posed to me in a national level competition.Origin of the question is Helminthic Diseases in Humans-2 topic in chapter Human Health and Disease of Biology – Class 12 |
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Answer» CORRECT option is (a) VAGUE symptoms of nausea and cough Easy explanation: Roundworm infection initially causes vague symptoms of nausea and cough. Later on, anaemia, WEAKNESS, muscular pain and fever begins to appear. Eosinophilia also occurs. Intestinal pain and diarrhoea may also occur. If brain and liver are damaged by the juvenile worms, then internal bleeding, pneumonia and peritonitis occur. |
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