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12. One example of a disease caused by a roundworm includes any of the following:
a) Hookworm: Roundworms obtained by stepping on soil contaminated by dog or pig feces. The worm lives in lung tissue.
b) Elephantiasis: Roundworms that block the lymph nodes & cause swelling of the tissues of the legs, etc.....
c) Trichinosis: Obtained by eating undercooked, infested meat.
Details about the worms need not be memorized.
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