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41.
Filaria is caused by
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Rosy said:
1 decade ago
Filariasis or Filaria is caused by the bite of an infected mosquito belonging to the
species called Culex.
species called Culex.
Shahrukh said:
1 decade ago
Gowri is right.
Sundar said:
1 decade ago
@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!
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!
Mudassira said:
1 decade ago
Yeah. Its not caused by mosquitos. Its caused by worms.
Gowri said:
1 decade ago
How are mosquitos causing it ? they just transmit the disease.
It is originally caused by wuchereria bancrofti.
It is originally caused by wuchereria bancrofti.
Suhel said:
1 decade ago
Filariasis is caused by the worms Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, and Brugia timori.
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