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प्रश्न
Write the scientific name of the filarial worm that causes filariasis.
Write the scientific name of the causative agent of the following diseases.
Filariasis
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उत्तर
The scientific name of the filarial worm is Wuchereria bancrofti.
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| Diseases | Causative agent | Site of infection | Incubation period |
| Mumps | |||
| Chicken pox | |||
| Dengue fever |
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| List I | List II | ||
| (a) | Filariasis | (i) | Haemophilus influenzae |
| (b) | Amoebiasis | (ii) | Trichophyton |
| (c) | Pneumonia | (iii) | Wuchereria bancrofti |
| (d) | Ringworm | (iv) | Entamoeba histolytica |
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| Name of the Disease | Causative organism | Symptoms | |
| (i) | Ascariasis | Ascaris | ______ |
| (ii) | ______ | Trichophyton | Appearance of dry, scaly lesions on various parts of the body |
| (iii) | Typhoid | ______ | High fever, weakness, headache, stomach pain, constipation. |
| (iv) | Pneumonia | Streptococcus pneumoniae | ______ |
| (v) | ______ | Rhino viruses | Nasal congestion and discharge, sorethroat, cough, headache |
| (vi) | Filariasis | ______ | Inflammation in lower limbs |
