VPA-0004
QUESTION
Schistosoma indicum is present in the?
OPTIONS
(A) Aorta
(B) Renal artery
(C) Jugular veins
(D) Mesenteric veins
ANSWER
(D) Mesenteric veins
EXPLANATION
Schistosoma indicum is a blood fluke of ruminants whose adult worms inhabit the mesenteric veins, where they lay eggs that can cause intestinal and hepatic lesions. The aorta, renal artery, and jugular veins are not the characteristic adult habitat of S. indicum.
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