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Lymphatic filariasis is spread by

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Mosquitoes
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Parasitic worms
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Parasitic bacteria
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Viruses
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Solution

The correct option is A Mosquitoes
The vector for spreading the parasite, Wuchereria bancrofti - the causative agent of lymphatic filariasis, is mosquito. When a mosquito bites an infected person, it takes in the microfilariae of the parasitic worms, and transfers it to a healthy person during the next blood meal. Thus the infective cycle continues and disease spreads from one person to another.

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