This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Parasitology Pa 1 (Protozoology), Subject name: Microbiology
Man is intermediate host for: 
Select and explain. 
A. Brugia malayi, B. W. Bancrofti, C. Plasmodium, D. T. saginata
C: Plasmodium
Answer: C: Plasmodium 
Explanation: In plasmodium human is the intermediate host and mosquito is the definative host . Definitive host-- a.Harbors -- Adult parasite b.Harbors most highly developed Form. c.Where sexual replication occurs. Intermediate host-- Harbours Asexual form Humans act as intermediate host for Plasmodium, Toxoplasma, Babesia, Echinococcus and T. Solium. Intermediate host for W. bancrofti and Brugia malayi is mosquito. cattle is intermediate host for T. saginata.