Which of the following parasite is/are ovoviviparous?
Correct Answer: Strongyloides stercoralis
Description: Ans. a (Strongyloides stercoralis) (Ref. Chaterjee, Parasitology 12th ed., 159)VIVIPAROUS (Gives birth to larvae)OVIPAROUS (laying eggs) (Mnemonic- ATANE....)OVOVIVIPAROUS(Laying eggs containing larvae, which are immediately hatched)D. medinensisA. duodenaleStrongyloides stercoralisW. bancroftiT. trichura B. malayiA. lumbricoides T. spiralisN. americanusE. vermicularis
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