Answer to Pharmacology MCQ 431

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The Correct option is C


Diphyllobothrium Latum (“fish tapeworm”)

-most infections asymptomatic

-occasionally epigastric pain, abdominal cramping, n/v, and weight loss

    -may have low serum levels of vitamin B12, presumably because of the competition between the host and the worm for dietary vitamin B12

-small percentage develop clinical signs of vitamin B12 deficiency (megaloblastic anemia, neurologic manifestations: numbness, paresthesia, loss of vibration sense)

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