This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: None, Subject name: Social & Preventive Medicine
All are true statement about filaria except ? 
Select and explain. 
A. Extrinsic incubation period of 10-14 days, B. Man is the intermediate host, C. Adults live in the lymphatics of host, D. No multiplication in the mosquito
B: Man is the intermediate host
Answer: B: Man is the intermediate host 
Explanation: Ans. is 'b' i.e., Man is the intermediate host o Extrinisic incubation period (duration of mosquito cycle) is 10 to 14 days. o Man is the definitive host and mosquito is the intermediate host. o The adult worms are usually found in the lymphatic system of man. o In mosquito, there is asexual cycle in which development takes place but there is not multiplication.