Multiple choice

Dead Wuchereria bancrofti can cause which of the following diseases in human beings?

  1. Elephantiasis

  2. Erythema nodosum leprosum

  3. Serum sickness

  4. Pigeon fancier's disease

  5. Farmer's lung
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Explanation

Dead filarial worm parasites in lymphatic vessels initiate an inflammatory reaction thought to be responsible for obstruction of the flow of lymph.

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