NEET Previous Year Question

Which of the following disease is caused by a protozoan?

Topic: NEET PYQ

Answer: B. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. AInfluenza
  2. BBabesiosis
  3. CBlastomycosis
  4. DSyphilis

Correct answer: B

Solution

(b) Babesiosis is caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Babesia, which infect red blood cells (often transmitted by ticks).
• Influenza → virus
• Blastomycosis → fungus
• Syphilis → bacterium (Treponema pallidum)

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