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Q. The disease filaria is transmitted by

Punjab PMETPunjab PMET 1999

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Filaria is transmitted by Culex mosquito. Filarial worm is an endoparasite found in lymph vessel of man (primary host) and salivary gland of Culex mosquito (secondary host). It causes elephentiasis- swollen legs in man due to blockage of lymph vessels of legs. The causative ncmalode is Wucherena bancrofti.