Q. Which of the following requires an invertebrate intermediate host? Dugesia Schistosoma Echinococcus Ancylostoma Wuchereria
A) III and IV
B) II and V
C) III and V
D) I and IV
Explanation
Schistosoma is a blood fluke of the class-Trematoda of phylum-Platyhelminthes. It has a intermediate host, snail. It causes the disease schistosomiasis in humans. Wauchereria bancrofti is a nematode. Its intermediate host are the species of Culex.
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