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Worm causing elephantiasis

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Round worms
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Ring worms
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Pin worms
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Filarial worms
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The correct option is D Filarial worms
Lymphatic filariasis, commonly known as elephantiasis because it characterised by the swelling of limbs which appears like limbs of the elephant. It is caused by the parasitic filarial worms and transmitted by the culex mosquito.

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