Question 3

(Multiple Choice)

A patient whose major source of protein is smoked and cooked fish develops what appears to be pernicious anemia. What parasite is noted for causing a look-alike vitamin B12 anemia in certain genetically predisposed infected individuals?


A) Echinococcus granulosus
B) Diphyllobothrium latum
C) Hymenolepis nana
D) Dipylidium caninum
E) Taenia solium

Answer

B