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Human Health and Disease — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYHuman Health and Disease1 Mark
MCQ
Filariasis is also called elephantiasis because:
  • ✓
    Body parts swell
  • B
    It is caused by elephant
  • C
    It is caused by Ascaris
  • D
    It is caused by Entamoeba
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Answer

Correct option: A.
Body parts swell
Filariasis, commonly called as elephantiasis, is a parasitic infection that causes extreme swelling in the arms and the legs and hence, the name elephantiasis.
Wuchereria bancrofti is the parasite responsible for it. The parasite infects the lymph nodes and lymph vessels.

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