Mention any two human diseases caused by roundworms. Name their causative agents and their mode of transmission into human body.
Mention any two human diseases caused by roundworms. Name their causative agents and their mode of transmission into human body.
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Ascariasis - Ascaris
Contaminated water/vegetables/fruits.
Elephantiasis - Filariasis (Wuchaeria Bancroft) Bite by female mosquito vectors.
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Two human diseases caused by round worms are :
(i) Ascariasis : Caused by Ascaris lumbricoides. It spreads through contaminated water fruits and vegetables.
(ii) Filariasis: Caused by Wuchereria banuofti and W malayi. It is transmitted by the bite of female Culex mosquitoes.
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