Ringworm in humans is caused by organisms belonging to which group?
ABacteria
BFungi
CProtozoans
DRound worms
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Fungi
1. Ringworm is one of the most common infectious diseases in humans.
2. Microsporum is named among the genera responsible.
3. Those genera are fungi, so ringworm is a fungal infection despite the worm in its name.
4. The name comes from the ring shaped lesion, not from any worm.
5. Treating it as a helminth infection would mean the wrong drug entirely.
_Source: syllabus Biology Ch7 'Human Health and Disease', section 7.1_
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