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Assertion :Calabar swelling is caused by eye worm Reason: Loa loa is called the eye worm

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Both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion

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Both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion

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Assertion is true but the reason is false

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Both the assertion and reason are false

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The correct option is B Both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion
One of the important human diseases, the African eye worm Loa loa, transmitted by the bite of mango fly chiefly found in Africa. They migrate from the subcutaneous tissue to the eyeball, hence the name eyeworm. During their migration, they cause intense itching and swelling. They also cause swelling and pain in eyes, known as 'calabar swellings'

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