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Which of the following pathogen is not responsible for causing Filariasis?(a) Wuchereria bancofti(b) Brugia malayi(c) Schistosoma haematobium(d) Brugia timoriThe question was posed to me in an interview.This intriguing question comes from Helminthic Diseases in Humans-2 in chapter Human Health and Disease of Biology – Class 12

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The CORRECT answer is (c) Schistosoma haematobium

Explanation: FILARIASIS is due to a nematode Wuchereria bancofti. Other SPECIES are Brugia malayi and Brugia timori. The DISEASES SPREAD by them are respectively called as bancroftian filariasis and burgian filariasis.



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