alleryStart learning →Filariasis, or elephantiasis, is caused by which organism?
AAscaris lumbricoides
BEntamoeba histolytica
CTaenia saginata worm
DWuchereria bancrofti
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Wuchereria bancrofti
Wuchereria species are filarial worms that inflame the lymphatic vessels and cause elephantiasis.
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