MCQ
Elephantiasis in man is caused by ____________.
- AAncylostoma duodenale
- BAscaris lumbricoides
- CDracunculus medinensis
- DWuchereria bancrofti
Explanation:
Filariasis, commonly called elephantiasis, is a parasitic infection that causes extreme swelling in the arms and the legs.
The disease is caused by a filarial worm, which is transmitted from human to human via a female mosquito when it takes a blood meal.
Wuchereria bancrofti is one such nematode parasite.
It generally spreads through the Culex and Anopheles mosquitoes.
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