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Which organism resides in Lymph nodes?

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Taenia
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Wuchereria
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Plasmodium
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D
Diplococcus
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Solution

The correct option is B Wuchereria
Lymphatic Filariasis or elephantiasis, is a disease caused by parasitic thread-like roundworms Wuchereria bancrofti . The adult worms, living in the lymph nodes and blocks the flow of lymph fluid that leads to the swelling of the limbs. Hence, option B is correct.

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