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Infections Caused by Worms

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Identify the disease shown in the following figure and write the causative organism of the disease.

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The disease is elephantiasis that leads to marked swelling of the lower half of the body. It is caused by Wuchereria bancrofti which is a parasitic roundworm and spread by mosquito vectors.

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