The larval stage of Taenia solium is known as

Hydatid cyst

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Cysticercus cellulosae

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Cysticercus bovis

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Procercoid

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Solution

The correct option is B Cysticercus cellulosae
Cysticercus cellulosae is the larval stage of Taenia solium, a tapeworm of humans. The cysticerci are found in the skeletal and cardiac muscle of the pig and in the muscles and central nervous system of humans. Humans are infected by Taenia solium, eating uncooked pork.
Thus, the correct answer is option (B), 'Cysticercus cellulosae'.

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