Assertion: Tapeworm, roundworm and pinworm are endoparasites of human intestine.,
Reason: Improperly cooked food is the source of all intestinal infections.

If both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

If Assertion is true but Reason is false

If both Assertion and Reason are false.

Solution

If Assertion is true but Reason is false

Tapeworm, roundworm and pinworm are endoparasites of human intestine.

In case of Taenia solium man gets infection by uncooked or improperly cooked measly pork. Cysticercus becomes active on reaching the intestine. Proscolex everts or evaginatcs in the intestinal wall. Ascaris, being an endoparasite inhabits the small intestine of man, more frequently of children than of adults. Man gets infection through skin contact. Enterobius vermicularis or pinworm lives in caecum, appendix and at the junction of large and small intestine. It is transmitted by the improper sanitary condition.

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