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The common tapeworm infecting humans is_______(a) Taenia solium(b) Taenia saginata(c) Echinococcus granulosus(d) Fasciola hepaticaThe question was posed to me by my school principal while I was bunking the class.This key question is from Helminthic Diseases in Humans-1 in division Human Health and Disease of Biology – Class 12

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Correct answer is (b) Taenia saginata

The explanation: The common TAPEWORM INFECTING HUMANS is Taenia saginata. It is COMMONLY known as beef tapeworm where the intermediate HOST is cow, buffalo and sheep. Primary host is a man. Rostellum and Hooks are absent.



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