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(i) Write the scientific name of the fil...

(i) Write the scientific name of the filarial worm that causes filariasis.
(ii) Write the symptoms of filariasis
(iii) How is this disease transmitted?

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(i)Scientific name of the filarial worm-wuchereia bancrofti
(ii)Symptoms of filariasis-inflammation of lymph nodes,obstruction of lymph vessels causes elephantiasis of limbs,genital etc.
(iii)Mode of disease transmission :vector transmission (Femal culex mosquito)
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