Protists cause four of the following diseases. Which one is the exception??
A) dysentery
B) neurotoxic shellfish poisoning
C) malaria
D) AIDS
E) trichomonas infections of the reproductive tract

Question

Protists cause four of the following diseases. Which one is the exception??​
A) ​dysentery
B) ​neurotoxic shellfish poisoning
C) ​malaria
D) ​AIDS
E) ​trichomonas infections of the reproductive tract

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

AIDS is caused by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), which is a retrovirus and not a protist. The rest of the options are caused by protists: dysentery by Entamoeba histolytica, neurotoxic shellfish poisoning by dinoflagellates, malaria by Plasmodium spp., trichomonas infections of the reproductive tract by Trichomonas vaginalis.

Protists Cause Four of the Following Diseases