Question

The causative agent of filariasis is

• A. Wuchereria bancrofti
• B. Leishmania donovani
• C. Plasmodium vivax
• D. Trypanosoma gambiense

Answer 1

The correct option is A Wuchereria bancrofti

Wuchereria bancrofti, the filarial worms cause a chronic inflammation of the organs in which they live for many years, usually the lymphatic vessels of the lower limbs and the disease is called filariasis.

Leishmaniasis is a vector borne disease that is transmitted by sandflies and caused by obligate intracellular protozoa of the genus Leishmania.

Plasmodium vivax is a protozoal parasite and a human pathogen.

Sleeping sickness is caused by Trypanosoma gambiense or Trypanosoma rhodesiense and is transmitted to humans by the bite of tsetse flies.