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A disease caused by a nematode is

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Poliomyelitis
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Leprosy
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Filariasis
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Amoebiasis
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Solution

The correct option is C Filariasis
  • Polio is an infantile paralysis caused by a virus that affects the nervous system.
  • Leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae which accounts for severe disfiguring skin sores and nerve damage in arms and legs.
  • Filarial nematode Wuchereria bancrofti in which severe damage and swelling of lymphatic vessels take place.
  • Amoebiasis is caused by Entamoeba histolytica leading to dysentery.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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