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Filariasis is caused by the worms Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori.

How are mosquitos causing it ? they just transmit the disease.

It is originally caused by wuchereria bancrofti.

Yeah. Its not caused by mosquitos. Its caused by worms.

@All

You are all correct.

Filaria: A threadlike parasitic nematode worm transmitted by biting flies and mosquitoes, causing filariasis and related diseases.

Since Mosquitoes also being a part to to cause (by transmitting) Filaria AND in the provided options, there is no option called 'Worm', we have to choose 'Mosquito'. That's it.

Assume: A man used a knife to kill a dog. Now answer me, The dog was killed by ?
A. Knife
B. A Man
C. None of these

Ans: ?????

Have a nice day!

Gowri is right.

Filariasis or Filaria is caused by the bite of an infected mosquito belonging to the
species called Culex.

Filariasis (Philariasis) is a parasitic disease and is considered an infectious tropical disease, that is caused by thread-like filarial nematodes (roundworms) in the superfamily Filarioidea, also known as "filariae".

Filarasis is caused by anaphlese mosquitoe. it also causes malaria.

Malyaria or Filaria

Filaria name of disease which cause by the germ not by innsect.