alleryA protist parasite confined to the lumen of the small intestine causes which disease?
AAmoebiasis
BAscariasis
CTyphoid
DGiardiasis
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Giardiasis
Giardiasis is caused by the protist Giardia lamblia, which stays within the small intestine lumen.
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