Human Health and Diseases Question 3
3. In which disease does mosquito transmitted pathogen cause chronic inflammation of lymphatic vessels?
(a) Elephantiasis
(b) Ascariasis
(c) Amoebiasis
(d) Ringworm disease
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Answer : a
Hints & Solutions
(a) Lymphatic filariasis, also known as elephantiasis, is a human disease caused by parasitic worms known as filarial worms. It is caused by roundworm, Wuchereria bancrofti and it is transmitted by culex mosquito.
