Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Human Health and Disease

Question:

Which among the following is not the causal organism for ringworm?

Options:

Microsporum

Epidermophyton

Trichophyton

Wuchereria

Correct Answer:

Wuchereria

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) -Wuchereria

Many fungi belonging to the genera Microsporum, Trichophyton and Epidermophyton are responsible for ringworms which is one of the most common infectious diseases in man.

Wuchereria (W. bancrofti and W. malayi), the filarial worms cause a slowly developing chronic inflammation of the organs in which they live for many years, usually the lymphatic vessels of the lower limbs and the disease is called elephantiasis or filariasis.