Which one is a monogenetic parasite?

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(D) monogenetic parasite is an organism that completes its entire life cycle in a single host species.$Plasmodium$ is digenetic (requires two hosts: h

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Entamoeba histolytica

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(D) monogenetic parasite is an organism that completes its entire life cycle in a single host species.$Plasmodium$ is digenetic (requires two hosts: human and mosquito).$Liver$ $Fluke$ ($Fasciola$ $hepatica$) is digenetic (requires two hosts: sheep/human and snail).$Taenia$ $solium$ (pork tapeworm) is digenetic (requires two hosts: human and pig).$Entamoeba$ $histolytica$ is a monogenetic parasite because it completes its entire life cycle within a single host,which is the human being.

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