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ZoologyHuman Health and DiseasesCommon Diseases in HumansMedium2 minPYQ_2003
ZoologyMediumsingle choice
During the life-cycle, Fasciola hepatica (liver fluke) infects its intermediate host and primary host at the following larval stage respectively :NEET 2003
Options:
Answer:
D
Solution:
Fasciola hepatica is called as digenetic because its life cycle is completed in two hosts (sheep and invertebrate host). It is endoparasite because it lives inside the bile passage of sheep. (Ref. to Fig. 29.1)
Related Theory
The infective stage of liverfluke is metacercariae (larval stage).
Stream:NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Human Health and DiseasesSubtopic:Common Diseases in Humans
⏱ 2mℹ️ Source: PYQ_2003
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