Question

Infection of Ascaris usually occurs by

• A. Imperfectly cooked pork
• B. Tsetse fly
• C. Mosquito bite
• D. Contaminated water and vegetables

Answer 1

The correct option is D Contaminated water and vegetables

Ascariasis is an infection to the small intestine, caused by Ascaris lumbricoides, a large roundworm. Eating uncooked food grown in contaminated soil or irrigated with inadequately treated wastewater is a frequent avenue of infection. It feeds on the fluids of the intestine which adversely affects the host. So, the correct answer is option D.