Write the scientific names of the two species of fiarial worms causing filariasis.

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Filariasis is a disease caused by infection with nematodes (roundworms). Two species of filarial worms causing filariasis are: Wuchereria bancrofti (causes lymphatic filariasis) and Mansonella perstans (causes serous cavity filariasis).

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