Filariasis is is caused by a type of

Roundworm

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Protozoan

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Insect

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Tapeworm

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Solution

The correct option is A Roundworm
Wuchereria bancrofti is the organism which causes filariasis in humans. This is a roundworm. The parasite completes its life cycle in two hosts. The humans serve as their definitive host. The culex mosquitoes are the intermediate host. The disease is transmitted with the help of culex mosquitoes.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

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