Identify the site where Wuchereria bancrofti is normally found on human body [Kar.2013] (a) Lymphatic vessels of the lower limb (b) Muscles of the legs (c) Blood vessels of the thigh region (d) Skin between the fingers
Option A. Filariasis is a term for a group of diseases caused by the parasitic nematodes. Elephantiasis is the end result of this disease. The causative organism is Wucheraria Bancroft. Wuchereria bancrofti inhabits lymphatic vessels especially the lymph nodes of man and other vertebrates.usually occurs in lower extremities. Hence Wuchereria bancrofti is normally found in Lymphatic vessels of lower limbs in the human body.
