Elephantiasis, a chronic inflammation that results in gross deformities is caused by which among the following microbe ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
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 .