In which disease does mosquito transmitted pathogen cause chronic inflammation of lymphatic vessels?
- Elephantiasis
- Ascariasis
- Ringworm disease
- Amoebiasis
Answer
(1) Elephantiasis
Solution
As per NCERT, Wuchereria ( W. bancrofti and W. malayi), the filarial worms, cause a slowly developing chronic inflammation of the organs in which they live for many years, usually the lymphatic vessels of the lower limbs; the disease is called elephantiasis or filariasis.
The pathogens are transmitted to a healthy person through the bite by the female mosquito vectors.
Ascariasis and amoebiasis spread through contaminated food and water, and ringworm spreads by contact (fungi).
Answer: (1)