All are TRUE regarding filariasis except -: (A) Man is an intermediate host, (B) Caused by wuchereria bancrofti, (C) Involves lymphatic system, (D) DEC is used in treatment
Answer is A. <p> Filariasis:- Causative agent- W.bancrofti, B.malayi and B.timori. Man is definitive host. Mosquito is the intermediate host. Infective stage- microfilaria. The maximum density of microfilaria in blood is repoed between 10 pm-2am. Treatment- DEC. Filarial control in community. {Reference: park&;s textbook of preventive and social medicine, 23rd edition, pg no.274}</p>