EAMCET Medical EAMCET Medical Solved Paper-2003

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    The infective stage to humans of the organism that causes Tashkent ulcers is:

    A)  metacyclic form                                              

    B)  crithidial form

    C)  leptomon form

    D)  tetranucleate stage

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                     Leishmania iropica is responsible for causing the cutaneous ulcer known as tashkent ulcer. It is a digenetic parasite. Its primary host is man and intermediate host is Phlebolomus (sand fly). The infective stage to man is leptomonas form and for send fly (secondary host) is Leishmaria form.


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