In which among the following disease the pathogens are transmitted to a healthy
person through the bite by the female mosquito vectors ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
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 . The pathogens are transmitted to a healthy
person through the bite by the female mosquito vectors.