It is an endoparasite of humans, cattle, and pigs that completes its life cycle in two hosts:

Correct answer: A. Tapeworm

  • A. Tapeworm
  • B. Liver fluke
  • C. Aurelia
  • D. Planaria

Explanation

This belongs to phylum platyhelminthes, class Cestoda, being exclusively endoparasite. The primary host of tapeworm is human and the secondary host is pig. The most common way to pick up a tapeworm is by eating undercooked meat. If pigs eat the infected feces containing eggs, the eggs hatch and the larvae form into cysts that make their way into the animals' muscles.

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