Directions : In the following question more than one of the answers given may be correct. Select the correct answer and mark it according to the code:
The larval forms of Taenia solium are : (1) Hexacanth (2) bladder worm (3) miracidium (4) cysticercusA) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
B) 1 and 2 are correct
C) 1,2 and 4 are correct
D) 1 and 3 are correct
Correct Answer: C
Solution :
Different larval stages in Tacnia solium are oncosphere, hexacanth (with six hooks) and cysticercus. Cysticercus also called bladder worm causes cysticercosis which is more fatal. In cysticercosis, larvae settle in brain. The cysticercus larva of Taenia solium is known as cysticercus cellulosae.
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