[Campbell Biology P.746] How do humans typically acquire a tapeworm infection according to t... | Practice Question

How do humans typically acquire a tapeworm infection according to the text?

  • A: By drinking water contaminated with adult tapeworms.
  • B: By eating undercooked meat containing tapeworm larvae cysts.
  • C: By direct contact with the feces of an infected human.
  • D: By consuming food contaminated with proglottids.

Explanation

The text describes the tapeworm life cycle where "feces carrying the eggs contaminate the food or water of intermediate hosts, such as pigs or cattle, and the tapeworm eggs develop into larvae that encyst in muscles of these animals. A human acquires the larvae by eating undercooked meat containing the cysts."