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(i) Write the scientific names of the two species of filarial worms causing filariasis. (ii) How do they affect the body of infected person (s)? (iii) How does the disease spread ? |
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Answer» (i) Wuchereria bancrofti, Wuchcreria malayi. (ii) Inflammation of the lymphatic vessels of the lower limbs/inflammation of the genital organs / gross deformity of the lower limbs/deformity of the genital organs. (iii) Through the bite of female (Culex) mosquito. |
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