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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 caused by:
  • A
    Dead adult filariae
  • B
    Microfilariae
  • C
    Biting of filarial worm
  • D
    Presence of bacteria in filarial wall
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Answer

  1. Microfilariae

Explanation:

Filariasis, commonly called as elephantiasis, is a parasitic infection that causes extreme swelling in the arms and the legs.

The disease is caused by a microfilarial worm, which is transmitted from human to human via female mosquito when it takes a blood meal.

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