Cestodes Quiz

1. Which parasite is also known as dog tapeworm?

2. Which parasite can be acquired from eating undercooked pork?

3. Which parasite can be acquired from eating undercooked beef?

4. Which parasite is also known as fish tapeworm?

5. Which parasite can be acquired from the ingestion of insects containing the cysticercoids ?

6. Which parasite can be acquired from eating raw or undercooked fish containing the pleurocercoid?

7. Which structure in the tapeworm contains the hooks for attachment to the host?

8. Which structure in the tapeworm contains the sperm and egg?

9. Which parasite is also known as dwarf tapeworm?

10. Which parasitic infection may result in vitamin B12 deficiency?

11. Hydatid cysts in humans are caused by?