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In which disease does mosquito transmitted pathogen cause chronic inflammation of lymphatic vessels ?

  • Option 1)

    Ringworm disease

  • Option 2)

    Ascariasis

  • Option 3)

    Elephantiasis

  • Option 4)

    Amoebiosis

 

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As we learnt in

elephantiasis or filariasis -

Wuchereria (W. bancrofti and W. malayi), the filarial worms that cause elephantiasis or filariasis

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Elephantiasis is caused by roundworm, Wuchereria bancrofti and it is transmitted by Culex mosquito. 

 


Option 1)

Ringworm disease

This is incorrect.

Option 2)

Ascariasis

This is incorrect.

Option 3)

Elephantiasis

This is correct.

Option 4)

Amoebiosis

This is incorrect.

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