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NEET · Biology · STD 12 - 7. human health and disease

Infection of Ascaris usually occurs by

  1. A Tse-­tse-fly
  2. B mosquito bite
  3. C drinking water containing eggs of Ascaris
  4. D eating imperfectly cooked pork.
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(C) drinking water containing eggs of Ascaris

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(c) : Man acquires infection of Ascaris by directly ingesting Ascaris eggs, containing the infective second stage larva, with contaminated food or water. Life cycle of Ascaris is monogenetic. There is no vector or intermediate host.