Question

Adult Wuchereria bancrofti attacks:

• A. Nervous system
• B. Lymph vessels
• C. Muscular system
• D. Blood vessels

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Lymph vessels

Wuchereria bancrofti is a human parasitic roundworm that is the major cause of lymphatic filariasis. It infects the lymphatic system and blocks the flow of lymph in peripheral lymphatic system that causes swelling of limbs and thus, called elephantiasis..
Thus, the correct answer is option B.