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Q. Give the name of two helminths, which cause ascariasis and filariasis, respectively.

Human Health and Disease

Solution:

Ascariasis is caused by an intestinal endoparasite of human, Ascaris lumbricoides, ’ commonly called roundworm.
Filariasis is caused by filarial worms, Wuchereria bancrofti and Wuchereria malayi. Both of these causative agents are helminths.