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Assertion: Pork should be properly cooked to avoid Taenia infection.
Reason Pork of pig contains Hexacanth and cysticerci larvae.

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If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

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If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not correct explanation of the assertion.

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If the assertion is true but the reason is false

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If both the assertion and reason are false

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(c) Human infection is direct and oral. It occure by eating raw or under - cooked measly pork (Pig muscle with cysticercus larvae of taenia.) Infection in vegetarians occurs through improperly washed vegetable. So proper cooking of pork and properly washed vegetable to avoid taenia infection.
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