Multiple choice

Which of the following diseases is caused by a nematode?

  1. Poliomyelits

  2. Filariasis

  3. Leprosy

  4. Amoebiasis
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Explanation

Filariasis (elephantiasis) is caused by nematode worms Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi, or Brugia timori. Poliomyelitis is viral, leprosy is bacterial (Mycobacterium leprae), and amoebiasis is protozoan (Entamoeba histolytica).

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