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Name any two diseases caused by parasitic worms ?
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- Ascariasis is an infection of humans and other mammals caused by intestinal roundworms of the genus Ascaris.
- Drinking water and food contaminated by the faecal matter of an infected person are the main sources of infection.
- Filariasis is caused by the filarial worms that are transmitted by the bite of the Culex mosquito.
- Ascariasis is an infection of humans and other mammals caused by intestinal roundworms of the genus Ascaris.
- Drinking water and food contaminated by the faecal matter of an infected person are the main sources of infection.
- Filariasis is caused by the filarial worms that are transmitted by the bite of the Culex mosquito.
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