A Comparison of Amoebic Dysentery and Intestinal Schistosomiasis

Part 2

Directions: After listening to a short lecture, answer the four questions below.

1.      Amoebic dysentery is caused by ___.

a.       Entamoeba histolytica

b.      water

c.       cysts

Answer a

2.      There are ___ species of schistosomes.

a.      1

b.       3

c.        5

Answer c

3.      Amoebic dysentery is a water-borne infection whereas intestinal schistosomiasis is a ___ disease.

a.       snail-carried

b.       excretion-carried

c.         water-carried

Answer c

4.      The flatworms live in the intestines. True or false?

a.        True

b.      False

Answer b

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