VPA-0001
QUESTION
The most common myocardial parasite in the cow is?
OPTIONS
(A) Trichinella spiralis
(B) Cysticercus cellulosae
(C) Sarcocystis spp.
(D) All of the above
ANSWER
(C) Sarcocystis spp.
EXPLANATION
Sarcocystis spp. are the most common myocardial parasites of cattle because their sarcocysts commonly develop in cardiac and skeletal muscle. Trichinella spiralis is not a typical myocardial parasite of cattle, and Cysticercus cellulosae is the larval stage of Taenia solium and is not the usual myocardial parasite of cattle; therefore, “all of the above” is incorrect.
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