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Q. The causative agent of filaria is

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Filariasis is also known as elephantiasis as the legs become very heavy, stout and elephant-like. This disease is caused by Wuchereria bancrofti or filarial worm, which invades in lymphatic or connective tissues. It spreads by the bite of Culex mosquitoes.