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Standard XII
Biology
Infections Caused by Worms
A disease cau...
Question
A disease caused by a nematode is
A
Poliomyelitis
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Leprosy
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C
Filariasis
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D
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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