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Infection of Ascaris usually occurs by

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Mosquito bite
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Drinking water containing eggs of Ascaris
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Eating imperfectly cooked pork
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Tse-tse fly
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Solution

The correct option is B Drinking water containing eggs of Ascaris

Transmission of Ascariasis
Drinking water contaminated with the eggs of Ascaris can be a method of transmission of the infection Ascariasis.
The transmission occurs mainly through the faecal-oral route.

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