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All can cause pulmonary eosinophilia except-

A
Necator americanus
B
Trichinella spiralis
C
Ankylostoma duodenale
D
Ascaris lumbricoides
High-Yield Explanation
Trichnella does not pass through the lungs during its life cycle. The other three pass through the lungs as a pa of their life cycle. They cause Loffler's syndrome - in which eosinophils accumilate in the lungs in response to parasitic infection. Strongyloides can also cause Loffler's syndrome. Reference: Ananthanarayan and Paniker&;s Textbook of Microbiology Tenth edition

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