Tropical Diseases Quiz
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Which disease is also known as elephantiasis?

  • Brugia malayi
  • Onchocerca volvulus
  • Wuchereria bancrofti (correct)
  • Brugia timori

    • Which species of nematode causes onchocerciasis?

  • Wuchereria bancrofti
  • Onchocerca volvulus (correct)
  • Brugia malayi
  • Brugia timori

    • How does onchocerciasis spread?

  • Through the bites of blackflies (correct)
  • Through direct contact with an infected person
  • Through contaminated water
  • Through the bites of mosquitoes

    • Where do the females of Wuchereria bancrofti entomb themselves?

    <p>Muscles</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can happen if Onchocerca volvulus larvae migrate to the eye?

    <p>Retina and optic nerve damage</p> Signup and view all the answers

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