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Microbiology Misc. 2b9e9b6f

Hydatid disease is caused by one of the following

A
Taenia solium
B
Hymenolepis diminuta
C
Echinococcus granulosus
D
Dipylidium caninum
High-Yield Explanation
(C) Echinococcus granulosus # Echinococcus granulosus, the dog tapeworm or the hydatid worm (formerly called Taenia echinococcus), which has the dog as the definitive host and sheep and humans as the principal intermediate hosts.> In humans it causes unilocular echinococcosis or hydatid disease.

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