Q146 / 160 · JIPMER 2005 · Zoology

Which one has no intermediate host?

  • A
    Taenia
  • Correct answer
    B
    Ascaris
  • C
    Fasciola
  • D
    Plasmodium

Solution

Ascaris lumbricoides (the common roundworm) has no intermediate host. Man acquires infection by directly ingesting Ascaris eggs having the infective second stage-rhabditoid larva, with contaminated food or water.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.

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