Filaria belongs to ______
a) Arthropoda
b) Nematoda
c) Chordate
d) Mollusca
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Filaria belongs to phylum Nematoda/Aschelminthes . It causes filariasis disease in humans .
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b) Nematoda
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Filaria: It is an infectious tropical disease caused by the parasitic worm which belongs to the family of phylum Nematoda. This group have two types of the host, the first intermediate host is an arthropod and the second primary host is a vertebrate.
It can be spread by certain flies and mosquitoes. More common in warmer weather regions. The disastrous end result of untreated filariasis is elephantitis and death.
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