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ZoologyHuman Health and DiseasesCommon Diseases in HumansHard2 minPYQ_2009
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The intermediate host of Schistosoma is

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Schistosoma mansoni is the common humanblood fluke. It belongs to class-Trematoda of Platyhelminthes. Blood fluke is digenetic, primary host is man and secondary host is snail.Sheepis the primary host of Fasciola hepatica (sheep liver fluke), causing 'liver rot'. Its secondary host is also the snail. Mosquito and housefly do not found to be the intermediate host of any animal.

Stream:JIPMERSubject:ZoologyTopic:Human Health and DiseasesSubtopic:Common Diseases in Humans
⏱ 2mℹ️ Source: PYQ_2009

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