Question

What is measly pork?
A. The flesh of a dead pig
B. The cooked flesh of a pig
C. The cooked flesh of an infected pig
D. The flesh of a living pig

Answer 1

Hint: The pig is an intermediate of certain worms which results in the poisoning of the food, the meat contains a large number of worms which when consumed will result in the transfer of worm eggs in humans causing diseases.

Complete answer:
Measly pork is the flesh of a pig which consists of many pork worms called measly tapeworm (Taenia solium). This tapeworm infects the flesh of the pig and makes it poisonous.

Additional Information: -Pork is the name that is used for the domesticated pigs, whose scientific name is Sus scrofa domesticus.
-Pigs are the widely consumed food all around the world due to its protein contents.
-It is consumed in large regions of Asia along with Europe and other areas.
-Taenia solium is also known as the pork tapeworm which is found in humans but its secondary host is mostly pigs.
-These tapeworms may be transported from humans to the pigs through the feces of humans.
-It may be transferred back to the humans through those pigs which contain tapeworm cysts via food.
-The development of cysts involves the ingestion of tapeworm eggs by pigs which changes into larvae and then to infective tapeworm cysts.
-If the tapeworm cyst is ingested by humans then it will develop into an adult worm inside the small intestines of humans.
So, the correct answer is ‘The cooked flesh of infected pig'.

Note: The larvae of Taenia solium present in the cyst if ingested will cause a hidden health problem called Porcine cysticercosis. It is a tissue infection where people may have no symptoms for several years. A solid lump may develop after some time which may get resolved after a few years. This disease is one of the most common causes of seizures in various countries.