VPA-0062
QUESTION
Intermediate host of spirocerca lupi?
OPTIONS
(A) Snails
(B) Lizard
(C) Coprophagus beetles
(D) Fishes
ANSWER
(C) Coprophagus beetles
EXPLANATION
Coprophagous beetles serve as intermediate hosts for Spirocerca lupi, in which infective larvae develop within the beetle and can subsequently infect dogs when the beetle is ingested. Snails, lizards, and fish are not the characteristic intermediate hosts.
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