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Purified protein from Bordetella pertussis is used in which type of vaccine?
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1. Introduction to Microbiology
Introduction to Microbiology
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Humans are the definitive host for Taenia solium, which is a type of which organism?
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Bacterium
B
Protozoan
C
Tapeworm
D
Virus
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Understand the term 'definitive host': It refers to the organism in which a parasite reaches its adult stage and reproduces sexually.
Identify Taenia solium: It is a parasitic organism known commonly as the pork tapeworm.
Recall the classification of Taenia solium: It belongs to the group of flatworms called cestodes, which are a type of helminth (worm).
Compare the options given: Bacterium (a prokaryotic microorganism), Protozoan (single-celled eukaryotes), Virus (non-cellular infectious agents), and Tapeworm (a multicellular parasitic worm).
Conclude that since Taenia solium is a multicellular parasitic worm, the correct classification is 'Tapeworm'.
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