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Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Human Health and Disease

Question:
Elephantiasis, a chronic inflammation that results in gross deformities is caused by which among the following microbe ?
Options:
Trichophyton
Wuchereria
E. Coli
Ascaris
Correct Answer:
Wuchereria
Explanation:
Wuchereria (W. bancrofti and W. malayi), the filarial worms cause a slowly developing chronic inflammation of the organs in which they live for many years, usually the lymphatic vessels of the lower limbs and the disease is called elephantiasis or filariasis .