A group of Ukrainian tourists returning from Samarqand was bringing with them gerbils. During examination in customs office ulcers were detected on the skin of the animals. What protozoa is the most likely to cause the disease in the animals, if mosquitos are the carriers?

Answer options

1. Trypanosoma cruzi
2. Toxoplasma gondii
3. Plasmodium falciparum
4. Leishmania tropica major
5. Balantidium coli

Explanation

A group of Ukrainian tourists returning from Samarqand was bringing with them gerbils. During examination in customs office ulcers were detected on the skin of the animals. What protozoa is the most likely to cause the disease in the animals, if mosquitos are the carriers? Leishmania Tropica major causes leishmaniasis, a disease that causes ulcers in the skin of its host and is transmitted by the mosquito.