Question

Name a disease caused by filarial worms.

Answer 1

Filarial worms:

1. The disease caused by filarial worms is elephantiasis.
2. It is a severe and disfiguring illness.
3. The basic sign of elephantiasis is dramatic growth and swelling of a bodily region due to fluid collection.
4. Infection with parasites categorized as nematodes (roundworms) of the family Filariodidea, spread by the bites of infected mosquitos, causes it.