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Ch. 23 - Parasitic Protozoa, Helminths, and Arthropod Vectors
Bauman - Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy 6th Edition
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Capitolo 23, Problema 8

Tapeworms are generally transmitted via ______.


a. consumption of an intermediate host
b. consumption of the definitive host
c. vectors such as mosquitoes
d. consumption of adult tapeworms

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Understand the life cycle of tapeworms: Tapeworms typically have complex life cycles involving intermediate and definitive hosts.
Identify the role of the intermediate host: The intermediate host harbors the larval or immature stages of the tapeworm, which are infectious to the definitive host.
Recognize how transmission occurs: Humans (definitive hosts) usually become infected by consuming the intermediate host that contains the larval tapeworms.
Eliminate incorrect options: Transmission is not through vectors like mosquitoes, nor by consuming the definitive host or adult tapeworms directly.
Conclude that the correct mode of transmission is via consumption of an intermediate host, which carries the infectious larval stage of the tapeworm.

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