NEET 2013 Biology question

Infection of Ascaris usually occurs by :

(1)drinking water containing eggs of AscarisCorrect
(2)eating imperfectly cooked pork
(3)Tse-tse fly
(4)mosquito bite

Answer: (1)

Solution

Ascariasis is caused by the roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides. Fertilised eggs are passed in the faeces of an infected person and contaminate soil, water, vegetables and fruits; the infection occurs when the embryonated eggs are

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