Image Based Question-65798

Condition shown in photograph as marked by a “red arrow”is due to ?

A. Ancylostoma braziliense.

B. Wuchereria bancrofti.

C. Brugia malayi.

D. Dracunculus medinensis.

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Correct Answer » A Explanation

Cutaneous larva migrans (abbreviated CLM) is a skin disease in humans, caused by the larvae of various nematode parasites of the hookworm family (Ancylostomatidae). The most common species causing this disease is Ancylostoma braziliense.