Question

A person reports to a clinic complaining of fever and abdominal pain. The abdomen is swollen, and blood tests indicate kidney damage. A stool sample is examined under a microscope and found to contain eggs with spine projecting from its surface. The indications are consistent with infection with A. Anaplasma phagocytophiliumB. Schistosoma mansoniC. Trypanosoma cruziD. Toxoplasma gondiiE. Plasmodium falciparum

Answer 1

The correct answer is option B. Schistosoma mansoni.

Explanation:

Schistosoma mansoni is a parasite that can infect humans by the contaminated water that causes schistosomiasis or commonly known as bilharzia. It is an intestinal disorder that causes by adult lives. The symptoms arise in the patient due to eggs with spine projecting on their surface.

Thus, the correct answer is option - B. Schistosoma mansoni.