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A tapeworm attaches to the wall of its host’s intestine and starts to absorb the host’s nutrients. Eventually this can cause great harm to the host as the host loses many important nutrients.

Which type of infectious agent is a tapeworm?

a virus
a bacterium
a fungus
a parasite

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stopexploding

Answer:

                                                       

                                                                  A

                                                        because yes

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Tapeworm is a parasitic infectious agent. Thus, the correct option is D.

What are Infectious agents?

Infectious agents may be defined as those organisms that are competent in synthesizing infection or infectious disease in living entities. Examples of some infectious agents are bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi, etc.

Tapeworm in humans is a parasitic-host relationship in which tapeworms are parasites and a human is a host. It is caused by the tapeworm species known as Taeniasis.

Therefore, the tapeworm is a parasitic infectious agent. Thus, the correct option is D.

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