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Which nematode causes elephantiasis?
Which nematode causes elephantiasis?
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The correct option is B Wuchereria
Wuchereria bancrofti is a human parasitic roundworm that causes lymphatic filariasis. They block the flow of lymph that leads to the swelling of limbs and appears like elephant limbs and thus, called as elephantiasis. It is transmitted form human to human via the female culex mosquito when it takes a blood meal.
Wuchereria bancrofti is a human parasitic roundworm that causes lymphatic filariasis. They block the flow of lymph that leads to the swelling of limbs and appears like elephant limbs and thus, called as elephantiasis. It is transmitted form human to human via the female culex mosquito when it takes a blood meal.
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